SPRINGY POLES AND FOREHEAD STRAPS
Springy poles and forehead straps: How to carry more than your own bodyweight. The rural farm workers of Vietnam could be seen as almost …
BREXIT RESET
The British Government is about to embark, this week, on a Brexit Reset, as they call it. About ……. Time! It’s only taken five years! …
RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MARINE SABOTAGE
Russian and Chinese marine sabotage has reached new heights in the Baltic, as well as in the South China Sea. The difference is that, in …
ITALIAN SENSE OF HUMOUR
This story, and its integral affirmation of the Italian sense of humour, made me smile and I hope it makes you do so as well. …
UNFIT, UNFAIR AND UNFASHIONABLE
Unfit, unfair and unfashionable is shorthand for the results of a report by the Hot or Cool Institute on the fashion industry worldwide. The main …
BRAIN DRAIN
The phrase “Brain Drain” usually refers to the migration of the intellectual elite of one place to another place. This is often driven by deteriorating …
RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling is a name that is well-known to anyone growing up in the U.K. but, perhaps, not so well-known to anyone growing up in …
LONDON CALCUTTA BUS ROUTE
In the history of overland travel, few journeys have captured the imagination quite like the legendary London to Calcutta bus service. Operated by Albert Travel, …
LEWES
The town of Lewes, with its picturesque cottages and bustling high street full of antiquarian bookshops and artisanal bakeries, might seem the very model of …
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
One can hope that the announcement of the British Government’s planned appointment of a new negotiator to help “reset” relations with Europe might be the …