Burgundy – Chardonnay, Charolais and Cloisters – travel review
Archaeological evidence suggests that viticulture in Burgundy started as early as 200 AD, and later the monks and monasteries were to have an important influence...
The Bells, The Bells of Jura
When you wake in your hotel room in the beautiful green mountains of the Jura, in Eastern France, you may hear, for the first time,...
Balmer Lawn Hotel – Uncovering history – travel review
Balmer Lawn is a large and rather imposing building set behind an open field, or lawn, where still can be seen cricket matches in good...
John Snow’s Drinking Water
Medical discoveries in old Soho. London’s Soho defies a label: it’s restaurants, bars, entertainment, music, theatre, art, architecture, film, retail… and a Petri dish for...
Drink Maps in Victorian Britain
Where to buy a beer – or not! If you have in your life a lover of drinks (in moderation obviously), history and maps then...
London Shopfronts
Illustrations of the City’s Best-Loved Spots. This is an ode to some of London’s most iconic and celebrated shops. London Shopfronts showcases the city’s neighbourhoods...
Portugal – A world of flavours – travel review
It’s true that many British tourists are regulars on the beaches of the Algarve and they will say they love the country. Yes, they enjoy...
Peru at the British Museum
Ancient Peru till 20 February 2022 The Joseph Hotung Great Court Gallery The central Andes in Peru, South America, are one of the most geographically...
British Museum – World’s Oldest Map of the Stars
On show in UK for first time at the British Museum The world of Stonehenge 17 February – 17 July 2022 Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery Organised...
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
This worthy tome isn’t a cocktail recipe book, and I would venture to say The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is for the serious...
British museum – Troy: beauty and heroism
British Museum and Sketchfab collaborate for the first time on a touring exhibition A British Museum Spotlight Loan Troy: beauty and heroism § Ure Museum...
Gastro Obscura
A Food Adventurer’s Guide This truly is a real food-lover’s treasury. By ‘food lover’ I mean those who sincerely love food rather than just the...
Great London Pubs – Liquid History
An illustrated guide to London’s best pubs by John Warland London is a wonderful city. Perhaps I am somewhat biased as I am a Londoner....
Nederlands Fotomuseum – Images In The Gallery Of Honour Of Dutch
Nederlands Fotomuseum Reveals 99 Iconic Images In The Gallery Of Honour Of Dutch The development of 180 years of photography On 9 June, the Nederlands...
Nero at The British Museum
27 May – 24 October 2021 at the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery Nero (r. AD 54–68), the last male descendant of Rome’s first emperor Augustus, succeeded...
British Museum UK exhibition on Thomas Becket’s life, death and legacy
2020 is the 850th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Year-long programme of Becket events unveiled British Museum to host first...
History of Money – Cowries to Crypto
Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth Cowries to Crypto: The History of Money, Currency and Wealth is a delightful book bound...
Royal Delft – Living History
Delftware or Delft pottery, also known as Delft Blue, is a term now widely used to describe the instantly recognisable Dutch earthenware. Most of it...
A Dog of Flanders in Antwerp – travel review
‘A Dog of Flanders’ is a novel by English-French author Marie Louise de la Ramée and was published under her pseudonym “Ouida” in 1872. It...
The Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate
In May 2020 the British Museum opens the first major exhibition on the history of the Arctic and its indigenous peoples, through the lens of...