Ten years ago, I went with some friends to stay in Schull in West Cork in the Republic of Ireland for a week. We have a lovely and relaxed time, alongside one or two adventures. On the way there, from Cork airport, we passed a sign that really confused me. So much so, that when…
I have mentioned before that I have had the pleasure of visiting various aircraft hangars, museums and shows over the years including Farnborough and the Donington Aeropark. This week, I had the pleasure of adding some exhibits from the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow to the list. I was not at the museum itself, but…
It’s January 2013, and although there is snow on the ground at home in the UK, it is almost time for an escape to the (hopeful) sunshine of Barcelona and Formula One Winter Testing. I wrote an article for Fan Formula after last year’s event, Formula One Winter Testing 2012. This is what I said……
I blogged recently on travelling in part of the Balkans, in the guise of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Another interesting part of the region that does not normally rank highly in the tourist lists is Albania. We visited Skoder in the north of Albania, and the nearby Rozafa castle. Albania is an interesting country with a…
Bosnia – or rather, Bosnia & Herzegovina – is not necessarily the first part of Europe that comes to mind when people think about holiday destinations, but it has, like most of the world, some remarkably beautiful places. One of the places in particular that is worth visiting is the city of Mostar, in the…
I blogged yesterday about how incredible an experience a trip to Red Square is, and how evocative it is of times now gone by. I have had a few messages from people, generally in support, and some about St Petersburg. I find it interesting that most of the comments that I have had about Russia…
One of the wonderful things about travelling is the opportunity to see some incredible sights around the world. As well as the incredible sights, there are some particularly special places that are even more of an experience than you could have expected. Some are sights that are so familiar from the world’s media that there…
I wrote recently about the various forms of food that there are, and how some creatures that may be a delicacy in one place, are much less so in another. Deep fried tarantula, anyone? Of course, there is another interesting thing about global cuisine. Sometimes, food that is consumed in one way in one place…