Great Limbs Gone to Chaos
The massive barbican broods like the wreck of a mythic hero, brought to his knees by time but still a commanding presence, keeping a watchful eye on the village that […]
La Diablesse and other sweet Grenadian dreams
Not everyone is addicted to modern art, and it is admittedly an acquired taste when you think of the likes of unmade beds and piles of bricks that are meant […]
The most delicious church in the world
The former Greek Orthodox church of St Saviour in Chora, now the Kariye Museum, in Istanbul, always makes me think of a chocolate gateau for some reason. Every time I […]
Lost Palace of the Byzantine Emperors
Seraglio Point in Istanbul is dominated by the magnificent, sprawling structures of two of the world’s architectural masterpieces. These are Haghia Sophia, the Byzantine Church of the Holy Wisdom, and […]
Where there’s a Will
The Golden Bee is the archetypal Tudor-style Olde England tavern in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s stomping ground. Next door is the living history museum, The Falstaff Experience. Like all English school kids […]
Geordie Frankenstein, or Wor Victor
Cragside has long been my favourite English house. It’s the sort of place Baron Frankenstein would have lived in if he’d had the great good fortune to win, as Cecil […]
The Great God Cthulhu makes landfall in Blythe
I thought Swindon was the most depressing town in England until I discovered the delights of Blythe on the north east coast this winter. It was raining too, and with […]
Santa Claus nicked in Turkey shock horror!
St Nicholas, as well as being more familiar nowadays as Father Christmas, was historically the patron saint of children and sailors, probably because both are completely dependent on external forces […]
A mansion with a view
This is my pied a terre on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, on the Asian side of Istanbul just opposite the Princes Islands. They’re called the Princes Islands […]
Imperial Phaselis
I paid a brief visit to Phaselis during a tour along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey a few years back, from Alanya to Kalkan, where an old Turkish friend from […]
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