Food, Days Out and Travel stories from Brighton, London and the Rest of the World

At one time St Nicholas Church was the only church in town. When Brighton became fashionable in the eighteenth century and was frequented b...
In the past when I'd seen pictures of Mont St Michel I had marvelled at it. Rising sharply from an isolated outcrop of granite rock, it ...
From the glorious Versailles Palace to her final days in the grim Conciergerie prison, read on as I share tantalising glimpses into the lif...
Where I follow in the footsteps of Helen Maria Williams the poet and first female war correspondent who lived at the time of the French Rev...
As I peered round the office door I could see leaning against the wall a full-length oil painting of the Scandalous Lady W by Joshua Reynold...
For the first time since the 1970s the Royal Pavilion in Brighton has been decorated for Christmas. Read on for a peek inside.
Today I am absolutely delighted to introduce to you writer Catherine Curzon, aka Madame Gilflurt. Catherine's eighteenth century blog t...
The plan for the new St Paul's Cathedral had actually been agreed a week before the Great Fire of London broke out, a fire that went on...
For a limited time only two exhibitions in central London offer us a chance to contrast a period in French history that saw two very differ...
2015 turned out to be a great year for new experiences - venturing into the New Forest for a short stay at The Pig in Brockenhurst; walking...
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