CARDIFF CASTLE: A MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND VICTORIAN GOTHIC REVIVAL MANSION.

CARDIFF CASTLE: A MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND VICTORIAN GOTHIC REVIVAL MANSION.

Monday, August 19, 2013 | architecture, castes, family fun, historic buildings, historic sites, Wales

I've been to Cardiff, Wales many times and frequently I've walked by the long stone fence outside of Cardiff Castle, intrigued by th...

SWANSEA, WALES: A Day Spent Remembering Dylan Thomas

SWANSEA, WALES: A Day Spent Remembering Dylan Thomas

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 | culture, Dylan Thomas, literary trips, museums, photography; exhibits, poets, Wales

In 2014 Swansea, Wales will be celebrating the centenary of the birth of one of the world's most distinguished voices, Dylan Thomas. I&#...

LONDON: A VISIT TO "THE PEOPLE'S PALACE"

LONDON: A VISIT TO "THE PEOPLE'S PALACE"

Friday, August 9, 2013 | architecture, excursions, heritage building, history., London, palace

This year when I visited London I was invited to stay with a friend in the northern district of Wood Green. A short walk from her home is th...

TRAVEL PLANS, 2013

TRAVEL PLANS, 2013

Sunday, May 19, 2013 | archaeology, Athens, beaches, castles, culture, Greece, historic sites, islands, London, sight-seeing, Wales

It's time to do my preliminary travel planning. I always do this before I go on a trip so that I have some of the details already record...

STROLLING THE STROLL

STROLLING THE STROLL

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | culture, excursions, musuem, neighbourhood, photography; exhibits

Did you know that Vancouver is reputed to be the "prostitution capital of Canada"? For more than a century there's been debate...