In January of 1954, as I approached my eighth birthday, my family (father, mother and younger brother) immigrated to London in England. With me, I took three principle dreams – playing football (of course!), accompanying my father on his boat for fishing trips and San Anton Gardens as the fulcrum of my dreams. Why the Gardens? In those days public ...

Nestled in the heart of Europe, the small country of Luxembourg is the last remaining grand duchy in the world, a designation that means it is a sovereign state ruled by a grand duke. Often overlooked by travellers, its capital, Luxembourg City, exudes a unique charm that should not be missed. With a rich history, stunning architecture and pictures...

He's fat and lazy, orange and indifferent. He's Garfield of Ephesus, the stray short-haired ginger tabby cat who hangs out in front of the amphitheatre at the 2,000-year-old ruins in Ephesus, Turkey. He's named after the famous comic strip feline Garfield, who's also a notoriously curmudgeonly laggard. My wife, Kerry, and I come across the ancient-...

Malta and Gozo are two small central Mediterranean islands surrounded by sandy and rocky bays with crystal blue sea waters. Now, 92% of swimming areas in Malta and Gozo have been classified as excellent in the annual report of the European Environment Agency in collaboration with the European Commission. However, some of this had already been previ...

The newly launched Play Tennis App will help expedite Tennis lovers path to Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Courts and as a result elevate their quality of Tennis with more regular playing time on pristine surfaces throughout the year.Consequently, Play Tennis takes away the limitation of you can only play those being put infront of you – n...

Frankie Goes to Bollywood reaches the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank (to 13 August 2024) after a short, successful UK tour. A Rifco Theatre Company production, it is a musical pastiche of the Bollywood genre. As such it offers an affectionate, often lampooning and not uncritical take on the outrageous musical extravagance that is Bollyw...