Back in Cape Town, the most poignant symbol of the apartheid regime is the District 6 museum. District 6 was a vibrant community of Cape Malays, Indians, Blacks, and a few Whites until 11th February 1966, when the apartheid regime declared District Six a whites-only area under the Group Areas Act. By 1982 60,000 people hadContinue reading “District 6 Museum”
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Arnol Blackhouse
Excerpt from the book Travels through History : Northern Ireland and Scotland Belfast and the Causeway Coast has been rated best region in the world to visit in 2018 by Lonely Planet. In September 2017, Scotland was voted the most beautiful country in the world by a respected travel company, Rough Guides The small village of Arnol lies onContinue reading “Arnol Blackhouse”
Beaghmore Stone Circles
Excerpt from the book Travels through History : Northern Ireland and Scotland Belfast and the Causeway Coast has been rated best region in the world to visit in 2018 by Lonely Planet. In September 2017, Scotland was voted the most beautiful country in the world by a respected travel company, Rough Guides Taking the A505 westwards from Cookstown inContinue reading “Beaghmore Stone Circles”
Rosslyn Chapel
Excerpt from the book Travels through History : Northern Ireland and Scotland Belfast and the Causeway Coast has been rated best region in the world to visit in 2018 by Lonely Planet. In September 2017, Scotland was voted the most beautiful country in the world by a respected travel company, Rough Guides. Before the book, the Da Vinci Code,Continue reading “Rosslyn Chapel”
A local’s guide to Dundee: top 10 tips
The city’s beautiful waterfront is being reinvigorated thanks to a £1bn makeover, with the stunning new V&A museum, the first outside London, as its centrepiece
‘Weirder than any other landscape’: a wild walk in the Fens
The new Fen Edge Trail gives hikers the chance to wander this ancient, disappearing marshland, which is now being revived thanks to a 50-year project
A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal
On the steep banks of the Douro, Portugal’s northern jewel gleams with culture, buzzing restaurants, bars and artisan shops, plus cool places to visit and stay. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia Travels through HistoryContinue reading “A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal”
10 of the best Michelin-rated restaurants in Bangkok
The first Michelin guide to Bangkok’s brilliant food scene reveals a city where both fine dining and street food can be as affordable as they are adventurous
New Zealand’s Tāne Mahuta – the giant tree that reduces visitors to tears
It is the largest kauri tree in the world and being up close to ‘the lord of the forest’, a sacred Maori site, is a powerful experience
Disney goes eco: the new holiday resort near Disneyland Paris
There’s some weirdness attached to Villages Nature, the Disney-imagineered vision of rustic life, but the waterslides are amazing and there’s lots for kids to do
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