World Up!
"I HAVE HEARD OF THE GREATNESS OF LIVERPOOL, BUT THE REALITY FAR SURPASSES THE EXPECTATION" – Prince Albert, 1846 A perfect quote to open this post - the 'dock' being walked is The Royal Albert Dock, in the Northern English city of Liverpool. These words were said back in 1846, I wonder what Prince Albert [...]
I love being in London, and recently having a few days off, it was the perfect chance to be a tourist in my own capital city. Looking for somewhere a bit different to stay, Mrs E and I chose the Hilton Doubletree by The Tower of London; it was a great choice, the location was [...]
I was back in Dubai for a few days last week, and as the intense heat of the Summer is slowly starting to disappear, I took the opportunity to wake up early and enjoy a couple of (photo) walks, one at Kite Beach, and the other at my old stomping ground of Dubai Marina. What [...]
Spoiler alert: this post contains innuendo, a naughty word and references to English and Swiss football, please don't read if easily offended. A response to today's WordPress word challenge - 'Bern' Back in January '99, the Nigerian football player Kanu, signed for English club, Arsenal, but unlike other players who are known by a single name (Pele [...]
Ah, the colours of the sea, the Eastern Mediterranean to be precise, the sea which surrounds the gorgeous island of Cyprus; birthplace of a Goddess, and one time host to Othello, are there any bigger A-listers? Regular readers will know of our love for Cyprus, I have posted several times about previous trips, including the [...]
"Imagine there's no country" - John Lennon Nicosia (or Lefkosia, as it is known locally), is the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, and sadly, is also the last divided capital city in the world; with that division being in place since August 1974. The division resulted from the invasion of Cyprus by Turkish forces, [...]
For the next instalment of my occasional 'Greatest Trips' series, I want to invite you back to August 2007 ..... Gordon Brown had recently become Prime Minister of UK, 'W' was into his second term in the Whitehouse, and no-one had heard of 'Brexit'. As for me, I was spending time in the Australian city [...]
Who knew there was a specific word to mark blogging anniversaries? I came across 'blogiversary' recently and thought 'why not?' So here I am, 2 years on from my original post, and whilst I haven't been quite as active during this second year, I've still very much enjoyed producing my posts, and working on the [...]
"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August" Jenny Han Waking up early on a warm July morning in the quiet Northamptonshire village of Blisworth - not something I do on a regular basis, but recently, this is where I found myself. After staring out at the clear blue sky, I [...]
With all the world cup fever going on, I couldn't resist this title - those of you of a certain vintage may remember this as the title of the 'official England world cup song' from 1970, when we played as defending champions. Although we didn't win, maybe the tournament will be remembered for Gordon Banks [...]