Can you identify today’s city? Join us on Twitter to tell us your answers: Clues: 1) The city was the capital of the Republic of Ragusa. 2) The city while being an independent state, was the first country to recognize the United States as a sovereign state when it Read more…
The fragile snowdrops scattered around West Wycombe Park were the first signs of spring even though the weather was cold and damp. We followed the map given at the entrance, passing the Manor House of the famous Dashwood family. The house, in a distinctive yellow colour, stands graciously on the top Read more…
It was pitch dark even with the candles that burned on the right, close to the entrance. The three of us deliberated whether to venture further into an unknown without any torch or light, worried how long the dark would last for and what was at the end of Read more…
On the way to Weymouth we were bombarded with so many signposts for the tank museum that we couldn’t avoid it anymore and decided to go. The Tank Museum is located on a military base and as well as seeing tanks you can see soldiers on regular exercises. The Museum has an arena attached and on certain dates you Read more…
Many Mediterranean cruises call at Dubrovnik, it’s one of the prettiest and well-restored towns along the Adriatic coast that can easily be explored on foot in a couple of hours. It also boasts some of the loveliest scenery dotted with picturesque villages, vineyards and churches. While Read more…
In the Lower Town of Belgrade Fortress, just before the Sava River flows smoothly into the Danube, gracefully stands a 500 year old towerlooking towards New Belgrade. This is Nebojsa Tower, built around 1460 as part of the city’s defence system protecting the core of the city from the Ottomans and sometimes called ‘the last Read more…
Do you know what the Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven in Beijing and Chengde’s Mountain Resort sites have in common? All of them were built by a dozen members of the Lei family, architects for eight generations, and their creations are today known in Chinese as Yangshi Lei, meaning “Lei Read more…