Hull: City of Culture 2017. In the year it dawned on some that the game will soon be up for European-supported cultural cities, Kingston-Upon-Hull embraced it. I stepped off Hull Trains for a weekend and my first visit to that patch of the East Riding. It was quick step around Hull, loosely demanded by some... Continue Reading →
24-hour London has arrived.
A semi-sequel to Journey to the End of the World, where that region helped inspire victorious tactics in Britain’s most famous sea battle. It’s been a fine year to study Napoleonic warfare, in between moaning that the UK has insufficient public holidays. Another Trafalgar Day over. And it’s still not a public holiday. Slightly overshadowed... Continue Reading →
A brief voyage through the films and places of the Age of Discovery.
