The tri-island nation of Grenada is a great spot for holiday-makers who enjoy a good helping of history and culture with their beaches and rum punch. Grenada for Culture Lovers A couple of years after our very successful trip to Antigua, the Urban Geographer and I were looking for another destination for a week or […]
Continuing our look at Hong Kong’s rich heritage, these two museums (Heritage of Mei Ho House and Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum) together tell the story of the beginnings of Hong Kong’s public housing programme. Learn how a fire was the catalyst for change, and for unexpected archaeological discoveries along the way. The Shek […]
The Ping Shan Heritage Trail in Hong Kong’s New Territories is a great way to spend half a day. Get out of the city and step back in time amongst ancestral and study halls, temples and shrines. Hong Kong: Getting Under the Skin of a City You may remember a while back I posted some […]
The trick to London is often paying attention to place names, as this walk around the precincts of Westminster Abbey amply illustrates! Exploring the Precincts of Westminster Abbey London, it’s been a while! Like I was saying recently in my review of 2023, there is far too much to see and do (although I can’t […]
Stockholm’s trend-setting open-air museum Skansen brings together historic buildings from across the country as well as Nordic animals, traditional crafts, and family fun. Skansen: The World’s Oldest Open Air Museum? I feel a tiny bit miffed about this. All the sources I read before my trip to Stockholm indicated that Skansen is the world’s oldest […]
The Salterton Arts Review visits ZSL London Zoo to discover the intertwined histories of zoos and museums. And to see the animals, of course! A Visit To ZSL London Zoo It’s happened a few times on this blog that I’ve written about different types of institutions (zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens) and felt the need to […]
Londoners, the largest and most diverse botanical (and mycological) collections in the world are on your doorstep in the form of Kew Gardens! A lovely place for a day out and you may even learn something along the way. Kew Gardens I don’t know why it is that I always feel the need to justify […]
Follow me as I attempt to see as much of Dresden as possible in a day. This isn’t one of those nice, curated 24 guides, this is for the museum lovers who are willing to put in the miles. Let’s Get A Few Things Straight I love to travel. Often before I go somewhere new, […]
The placement of this exhibition of art by Ai Weiwei in London’s Design Museum prompts us to think about the meanings of art and objects. Ai Weiwei: Making Sense adds ever more layers onto the work of this most famous of Chinese contemporary artists. Ai Weiwei: Making Sense It’s been a while since I’ve ventured […]
Once the largest of the Codrington family’s 150 Antiguan sugar plantations, Betty’s Hope is today an important place of learning and memory. The Codringtons and Betty’s Hope Perhaps it is not a good idea to start a post about a site such as Betty’s Hope with a history of the enslavers rather than the enslaved. […]
