World Book Day is tomorrow as it is every 23 April. Â Commit yourself to reach back to the classics, then begin reading. Â Some book titles included in this…
Venice is spectacular in every shade of light The night is Venice’s time of tranquillity Water and Acqua Alta are beautiful even if they are menacing You’ll marvel at…
The Westminster Abbey Choir is regarded as one of the finest in the world.  The choir consists of thirty boy choristers and twelve adult singers known as Lay Vicars.…
The moment I saw a photo of Mont Saint Michel in a magazine I was mesmerized. Â The notion of an island off the coast of France topped by…
Operatic performance in London stretches back more than three hundred years, though the organisation of the current theatre began in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company. Â The…
Qatar is known by many as a layover at Doha’s fabulous airport or a mere day stopover. Â For a couple of years, all I knew of Doha was…
At weekends I meet a good friend for drinks at our member’s club in Shaftesbury Avenue. Â He always asks where I’ve been during the week. When I tell…
The tradition of night markets in Hong Kong reaches back to the days when the region first became a major trading centre. Â The days were hot, and with…
Historically, St Dunstan-in-the-East is a reminder of the frightful London Blitz carried out by the German’s during World War II. Ironically, the church survived the devastating Great Fire…