A good friend of mine from North of the border once took great pleasure in reading out loud the wording on a tourist T-shirt being flogged at one of Times Square’s many rip off merchant stores. It read: “Canada. America’s cap” with a fitting image of a baseball cap placed over the outline of the US mainland. The irony was not lost on him, despite...
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This may be old news already but guess what, in this new age of social media and sharing stuff online, everything that happened more than 5 minutes ago is old news. There is much speculation on who Banksy is, how his identity is still a secret, whether of not he is more than one person, was this him? The fact that in this day and age, it’s possible for such a high...
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As one of Bristol’s most iconic landmarks, the Clifton Suspension Bridge gives the city character and is one of the most photographed images from the region. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed in 1864, it spans the Avon Gorge, connecting Clifton to some more rural parts of North Somerset. Fond memories crossing over this steel structure along with...
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Life begins somewhere, so let’s begin this post where it began for me. Bristol. The city, for those who don’t know where it is, will find it nestled in the lower left corner of the British Isles. Its recently been voted the “Best British City to Live in” by the Sunday Times and also a place that claimed the unofficial title of “The happiest...
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Santorini if often listed high up on the top 100 places to go before you kick it. Those fortunate enough to visit will know why. Its definitely one of the most picturesque of the Greek Islands and is famed for stunning views out to the Mediterranean across the caldera, where the exquisite architecture that line the cliffs of Oia and Fira can be admired. Sometimes, its...
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Hidden gems are allegedly hard to find. This may well ring true for many things in life, whatever that gem might be. In the case of websites, there are actually many gems out there, and the majority of them definitely aren’t hidden. In fact they are already household names that are ever increasingly becoming the fabric of our crazy interactive lives. The...
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