By bike along the Western Front of World War 1
The story of my 1500 kilometre bike ride along the Western Front of World War 1, an amazing 3-week journey through landscape and history
Of Silk and Saints: a week on the shores of Lake Como
“My grandmother kept silkworms beside her bed during the feeding weeks”, recalled Eleanora, the receptionist at Como’s remarkable Silk Museum. “In those days”, she went on, “almost everyone produced silk at home”. The loss of mulberry trees through road and...
Book review – ‘Explorers’ Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery & Adventure’
Explorers’ Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery & Adventure, by Huw Lewis-Jones, Kari Herbert. Published by Thames and Hudson £29.95 Choosing a favourite explorer-artist from this treasure trove of a book is an almost impossible task, so rich and...
