Category Archives: Travel

Merseyside social housing that influenced the Garden City Movement

Bridge Cottage, one of the Arts and Crafts cottages in Port Sunlight – PA Thompson/Image Bank Arriving at Port Sunlight from the south wasn’t very promising. Highways took me through a jumble of oil refineries, chemical plants, fertilizer manufacturers and a uranium enrichment plant. Even a brief glimpse of the Mersey was framed by a… Read More »

The truth of a trip to Paris

French authorities order temporary removal of outdoor bookstores for Paris Olympics – Getty A sunny morning on the banks of the Seine river. Sparrows are chirping in the trees and bouquet sellers Their morale is also good after their victory against the French authorities. “They wanted to remove our boxes for the Olympics,” shouts Ludo… Read More »