There are most definitely two sides to Eltham Palace. In medieval times it was an important royal palace. Anthony Bek, the powerful Bishop of Durham acquired the manor of Eltham from William de Vescy in 1295 as part of the … Continue reading Medieval and Modern
I had always been a bit wary about visiting Australia. One hears stories about deadly spiders and snakes. Not to mention the heat and the forest fires. And then there are all those bronzed, athletic Aussies putting pasty northerners like … Continue reading Exploring Adelaide
Who could resist a visit to the ancestral home of John Buchan’s hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, Richard Hannay? Not us, anyway. Sorbie Tower, near Wigtown is another sixteenth-century tower house, like the Castle of Park where we were staying. … Continue reading Another Castle in Scotland
We almost didn’t make it to Apollonia. The road was closed and we had to find another route, slaloming between rocks on a partially surfaced road. But when we finally arrived, we had the entire site to ourselves, apart from … Continue reading Albanian Road Trip: Apollonia
