and all that Jazz!

You are forgiven at being confused why the little city of Elkhart, IN is so important to the world of Jazz. … More

Blood swept lands and seas of red

I’m interrupting the tale of my parents’ journey around China to tell you about this installation at the Tower of … More

It transpired that we could not visit the historical museum as we had expected as it is not open on … More

The journal continues in Xi’an A guide arrived at the hotel for us at 9. a.m. and took us first to … More

Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai occupies an area of 20,000 square meters (about five acres). However, the small size is not … More

We set out for the ‘old city’, found it and arrived at the tea-house in the middle of the fish pond … More

On the ‘About Me‘ page I allude to coming from a family of explorers and travellers and I am also … More

Travelling south from Tombstone, I passed through Bisbee. It is an old mining town which now feels more like an … More

One of the most famous shoot-outs was at the OK Corral between the Earp and the Clanton factions in Tombstone, … More

Back in July I posted Streetside Mosaic showing you some pictures of official and unofficial mosaic on the streets of Houston. Since … More