By Lyn Funnell Mondaino is one of the spectacular fortified villages that dominate every hilltop in…
Category: History
When the new upset the old but today is looked upon with great pride
By Albert Fenech It’s not often that a construction site and a prospective new building evokes…
Stinging Nettles; Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
By Lyn Funnell Gardeners regard nettles as a nuisance. But they are the most valuable and…
Historic Train Journey from Palma to Soller, Majorca
By Lyn Funnell The journey from Palma to Soller takes just under an hour, travelling through…
Dressing for Afternoon Tea
If the age old ritual of taking afternoon tea still conjures up images of polite, white-gloved…
Why oh Why? The lapses of the human brain
Albert Fenech I am now entering my 80th year – not a time to be so…
A Tale of Two Dovers: Kent, UK & Kent, Delaware, US
Dover, Kent in the United Kingdom and Dover, Kent County in Delaware, United States, are more…
I love Palma Majorca (or is it Mallorca?)
By Lyn Funnell The buses went to Palma every 15 minutes, opposite our hotel, the Bonsol.…
Sussex Church Tapsell Gates
When you walk into a churchyard, do you ever stop to look at the gate you…
The Lure of the South Pole.
By John Silverton Blue Plaque, 14 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne. The first Blue Plaque to be erected…