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By bike along the Western Front of World War 1

By bike along the Western Front of World War 1

by Nigel | Jun 15, 2021 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Maps, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Sport, Tourism, Travel

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

Exploring Great War History by Bike: The Lost Legacy for Peace of Jean Jaurès

Exploring Great War History by Bike: The Lost Legacy for Peace of Jean Jaurès

by Nigel | Jul 17, 2019 | Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Travel

On the wall of a modest café in Montmartre, a plaque marks what could lay claim to being among the most consequential events of the early 20th Century. It states, simply: ‘Here, on 31st July 1914, Jean Jaurès was assassinated’. By firing his shots through the window...
Of Silk and Saints: a week on the shores of Lake Como

Of Silk and Saints: a week on the shores of Lake Como

by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Tourism, Travel

“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’

Book review – ‘Explorers’ Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery & Adventure’

by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Art, Feature Articles, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Travel

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...

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