FOLK FESTIVALS OF BRITAIN
The weird and wonderful folk festivals of Britain are largely unknown outside of the rural locations where they are practiced. They are performed by the …
The weird and wonderful folk festivals of Britain are largely unknown outside of the rural locations where they are practiced. They are performed by the …
Eric Rinaldi, the last fisherman in Monaco, unties the mooring lines, and carefully maneuvers his fishing boat Diego out of Monaco’s harbour, Port Hercules, close …
The Island of Sark is the archetypical English seaside escape. Just three miles wide by 1.5 miles long, it is fringed by pale beaches and …
It is still a little difficult to think of Prince Charles as King Charles III. He has been “in waiting” for so many years and …
A flight powered by cooking oil has taken place in the U.K. for the first time. You might expect such an announcement would be followed …
The implicit link between democracy and responsibility is something that has been bothering me for some time. The chaos of the current political scene in …
The chaos, shambles, and debilitating mess created by the United Kingdom’s now ex-Prime Minister is also a golden opportunity. The old saying that every disaster …
“Acequias” is a system of water management known as “sowing water”. The word is derived from the Arabic word “as-saquiva”, which means “water conduit” or …
I found the following story, “Going for a Bong”, intriguing and, in perhaps a rather bizarre way, fun. Yes, it is about the marketing of …
The joy of roundabouts might draw the comment that you should probably think about “getting a life!” if you derive joy from so mundane a …