Monday, June 18th, 2012
By Courtney Savoia A good distance from the typical tourist offerings in London and the gleam of Parliament’s lights, lies the East End of London, surrounded by the river Thames. A cultural hub that showcases the customs, traditions, cuisine and style of those immigrant groups that settled in this area centuries ago continues to thrive to this day. An eerie presence
Friday, June 8th, 2012
By Matthew Adams This is the Titanic memorial in Southampton, which includes the architect of the great ocean liner that went down in the Atlantic in 1912. The Titanic was one of two Olympic class ships, 45,000...
Friday, April 13th, 2012
by Brendan van Son I didn’t go to Liverpool expecting to have so many great photo opportunities. I had never thought of Liverpool as a photographer’s destination, but I was wrong. I was constantly bombarded with photo...
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
By Karen Cripps ‘Why are you going to London?’ several friends asked – they are used to our more exotic travels. But if you think about it, this is a bizarre question: London is one of the...
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
By Will Peach Given the unpredictable summer weather in Britain it’s no surprise most of the country is clamoring to get away to foreign shores at this time of year. But look a little closer at the...
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
by Jim Hindle “When all else fails, hitching can get you there” Sometimes it feels we are living in two worlds; all of us in one if not the other. For many, holidays and travelling abroad still...
Monday, December 12th, 2011
By Kelsey Morse The double glass doors to the bar framed the moving picture outside: people marching down the high street wrapped in their winter layers. Behind them and across the River Ness, Inverness Castle nestled into...
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
By Orla O’Muiri The clock tolls 6am. A phone rings in the mighty village of Bundoran in the North West of Ireland. The answering machine clicks into place and broadcasts the message to the sleeping household. The...