Author Archives: Julian Worker

Actor and gallery curator Pavel Lagner leads us to Renaissance pavilions, fun cocktail bars and delicious, stinky cheese

This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Leon: The history of Leon starts withContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Leon and the Holy Grail”

Take a stroll past the famous docks, then clink glasses in a former Victorian police station

This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Valladolid: Valladolid has a bewildering array ofContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Valladolid”

The Norwegian capital’s arts and culture are now among the world’s best, says a director of the city’s new National Museum. There are also great dumplings

This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Valencia, Barcelona, Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. Here is an excerpt about Pamplona: Pamplona is the capital of theContinue reading “Travels through History – Northern Spain – Pamplona”

A city that’s seriously hip, but also caters for those who are just beer-curious

As the Chelsea Flower Show gets under way, here are pollinator-friendly meadows and gardens for making a beeline to, from North Uist to the Tower of London

From Glasgow’s police museum to Dorset’s tank museum, guides and volunteers have the personal experience to truly illuminate your visit