Major Aelbert Cuyp Exhibition in the Netherlands – September 2020
Aelbert Cuyp Exhibition 27 September 2020 to 14 March 2021 To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691) the Dordrechts Museum...
Troy: myth and reality
The BP exhibition – Troy: myth and reality at the British Museum 21 November 2019 – 8 March 2020 Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery The British Museum...
To End all Wars- Ypres
In Flanders Fields Museum – To End all Wars – Ypres 27 October – 15 November 2019 To End all Wars – Ypres Timed with...
Things to do in Mauritius
Things to do at Outrigger Mauritius This hotel makes a wonderful relaxing retreat, and it can also act as a hub from which to visit...
The Sea Journal: Seafarers’ Sketchbooks
The Sea Journal: Seafarers’ Sketchbooks is more than just a glimpse into a few nautical logbooks, it is a fascinating study of the discoveries made...
The Farm Brewery – Goossens
Goossens Farm with Malting Brewery Lambic Brewery Heritage Lambic beer is a typical wild yeast beer, brewed in the southwest region of Brussels (Pajottenland). It...
Madeira’s Still-living History
The 15th century saw the dawn of the Age of Discovery, a time when European powers began exploring the world to find new lands and...
The Jewels of the High Jura
La Taillerie – the Gemstone Shop Although precious stones are not found naturally anywhere in the Jura mountains, the cutting and polishing of imported stones...
China: A History
China: A History is an excellent and authoritative tome by an author who brings this enigmatic land to rich and colourful life. John Keay illustrates...
The Book of Ices by Mrs. Agnes Marshall
This is a pleasure in pocket-size. A book on ices, but from an age when such things were sheer luxury, a holiday treat, and seldom...
Picasso: Between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925
Picasso: Between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925 is a unique overview of the artist’s earlier and lesser-known years. This sumptuous volume illustrates Pablo Picasso’s celebrated journey...
Timeless Travel Summer Edition 2018
This exciting Summer issue of Timeless Travel includes a brilliant supplement on the site of Troy, 2018 having been designated ‘The Year of Troy’. In...
The Museum of Lost Art – book review
From the bestselling author of The Art of Forgery, Noah Charney, comes this fantasy art adventure, The Museum of Lost Art. This is a stroll through...
Charmed lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor – travel review
From 8 March – 15 July 2018 – The influence of modern Greece on the lives and work of three influential artists is explored in...
The British Museum and Google Arts and Culture bring ancient Maya heritage to life
Today sees the launch of the British Museum’s collaboration with Google Arts and Culture to digitise and share the ancient Maya collection of Alfred Maudslay,...
Mallorca for the Arts – travel review
We might well think we know everything about Mallorca – possibly spelled Majorca and often pronounced with a hard ‘j’! It’s evidently a tapestry of...
Balmer Lawn: New Forest Stay – hotel review
Following the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror designated this wooded corner of southern England as a royal forest for the pleasure of the king and...
Around Gouda – travel review
Gouda is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland. It’s an historic town which was granted city status in 1272 by Floris...
Groningen – Contemporary and Historic – travel review
Groningen isn’t the first destination in The Netherlands of which one might think. It’s invariably Amsterdam that gets that accolade, and a very fine city...
The Netherlands – A Liberating Interlude – travel review
I am, as regular readers will have noticed, an unapologetic supporter of The Netherlands. It’s a small country that not only welcomes the British tourist...