When antique shops don’t display their prices in the window, you know the individual items on sale inside aren’t going to come cheap. Welcome to Chelsea, the fashionable suburb where the now famous Chelsea Bun was first produced in the 17th century, and an area that is today […]
Chelsea Pensioners don’t have far to go if they want to visit the area’s biggest annual event. The giant white marquee of the Grand Pavilion of the Chelsea Flower Show is quite literally at the bottom of their garden. When I strolled through the beautifully-kept grounds of the […]
To understand the history of Cordoba in a nutshell it is only necessary to visit one building. The Mezquita is the oldest Islamic structure in Spain and one of the greatest ever built for the religion the world over. Intriguingly now housing its Christian cathedral, nestled inside this […]
As recently as a decade ago King’s Cross was not the place to head to if you wanted to enjoy a pleasant evening out with friends. Anyone arriving from the north of England was advised to jump straight on the Tube and go elsewhere in the capital if […]
Past In The Present 