Living on small islands renders one to being a very minor citizen on the international scale of things. However, there is always the enormous sensual and mental satisfaction of being involved and being a part of all that happens around you. If you are in the British Isles and there is an international yacht race starting from Aberdeen while you are...

Middlethorpe Hall is a 'William and Mary' country house that was built, two miles from the centre of the historic city of York, between 1699 and 1701. In recent times, the house has been carefully restored to reflect its grand status back in the 1700s and is furnished throughout with antiques and fine paintings. Middlethorpe sits in 20 acres of wal...

Škofja Loka is one of the oldest towns in Slovenia, with a history that goes back to the 10th century. It was then enclosed by stone walls and could only be entered through one of its five gated towers, but little can be seen of these today. We stopped off at this interesting and raffishly attractive town while travelling from Ljubljana to Lake Ble...

The islands of Malta and Gozo have been designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. As a result of past beliefs and religious developments there are 359 churches and chapels on the two islands of separate diocese, 313 of which are in Malta and 46 in Gozo and these devolve into 78 parishes in Malta and 15 in Gozo and six parish...

Syros: The Queen of the Greek Islands ​ ​Syros: The Queen of the Greek Islands You may think this is a strange title for an article about a Greek island. After reading this travel blog, I hope you agree that it is perfectly suited to describe Syros. First, we know that a Queen defines her crown and not the other way around. Second, a queen is a lea...

There are many, many thousands of people worldwide who just for the love of it sing, dance, perform street theatre, conjuring and general entertainment publicly. Not to make money but to gain the satisfaction of it as an outlet for their amateur aspirations by an appreciative audience. Many, many more thousands appreciate such performances knowing ...