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 | Cycling, Feature Articles, Health, Sport, Sustainable development, Tourism, Travel
Thomas Moille, the 32-year old co-owner of bike rental business Mountain Spirit in the Alpine village of Samoens, talks enthusiastically of what electric mountain bikes can offer the keen cyclist. “In summer, you can complete a big tour when time is limited, and power...
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...
by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Feature Articles, Sport, Travel
August 2016 Thrilling nose-to-tail racing by Peter Horsman and Rod Jolley saw these two drivers taking first and second places in the Historic Grand Prix Cars Gold Cup, on a gloriously sunny day at Cheshire’s Oulton Park Circuit this Bank Holiday Monday. At an event...
by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, Travel
April 2016 In the heart of the Beaujolais region lies the village of Fleurie, nestled among the rolling hills of warm granite that produce the delicious, fruity red wine bearing its name. Dominated by the Chapelle de la Madonne that sits watchfully over the village on...
