by Nigel | Aug 19, 2026 | Active ageing, Blog Posts, Cycling, Health communication, History, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Sport
Why am I writing about returning to cycling after a stroke? I’ve been an active and enthusiastic cyclist for many years, but in January 2026 I had a stroke with no warning, so I’m writing about my hopes and fears about returning to cycling as soon as I...
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...
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...
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...
