The social media storm over the baby turtles in the last episode of the BBC’s outstanding Planet Earth series, narrated by David Attenborough, did not really nail the culprit. It was the emotional talking point in the programme on the interaction between man and wildlife. Baby turtles, newly hatched on a beach in Barbados, instead of making for… Continue reading
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A snowy, seasonal visit to New York City.
The first New York City snowstorm of the winter is one of the world’s great urban sensations. It’s a weather event to stand alongside the opening deluge of the monsoon in Delhi, or the start of spring in Paris. To the trigger of the opening snowflake, New Yorkers select from their white-out wardrobe. They take… Continue reading →
Much more to Bayeux than a famous date
It’s one of the most familiar dates in history, when the Normans invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings 950 years ago, on October 14 1066. I visit William the Conqueror’s handsome, historic hometown in Normandy, where the British have favourite visitor status, and track down the links to 1066, the D Day landings, Camembert,… Continue reading →
Oxford visitor boost from new railway link
Oxford is one of the most familiar cities in Britain, after London, even for people who have never been there. Its fine wide streets and noble buildings – its pubs too – have been the backdrop for countless TV programmes and films, from C. S. Lewis to Harry Potter. Now a new rail link between London… Continue reading →
Could private cash boost new Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Line?
Delays in completing East-West Rail, linking Cambridge to Oxford, are holding up the development of a new British Silicon Valley, slowing the growth of research and development facilities in life sciences and artificial intelligence both in the two cities and the villages and towns between them. There its no direct rail link between the two places, and the road connection is diabolical. —– Most… Continue reading →
Portland the sensible sustainable city of the future
Green clean destination in the American North West Lonely Planet and New York Times chose Portland as the place to go in 2017. And direct London-Portland flights begin in May 2017. People who have never been to the USA, and only know it through movies and TV shows, may be surprised at its cultural and political diversity…. Continue reading →