There’s a plaque on the wall in the castle in Ghent, Belgium, thanking the city for the symbolic establishment of the SAS. In Belgium. The SAS? Symbolic establishment? I started digging deeper to find out what this was all about.
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I often discuss Maltese history with others and have written about unusual parts of it here. Often people claims that ‘the British illegally took control’ of the Maltese islands. This is not true, but few are aware of this part of our history.
I no longer am surprised at unusual connections between places. I’ve travelled enough over the years to know many things are connected in the strangest of ways. Imagine my surprise though, when I found an unusual connection with St Anthony’s Church in Prague.
I had hoped I would have slept a little on the red-eye from San Francisco but I had not. This is why I was groggyRead More
You expect to find castles everywhere in Europe. You can barely drive for an hour without seeing signs for some stately home, castle or palaceRead More
I recently decided to take a road trip in California. I’d been to the Sunshine State before but had only seen San Francisco – I’dRead More
You can study the tourist guide as much as you like, you can make sure to avoid looking at a map when you’re on holiday andRead More
Travel with me to New York City at the beginning of the 20th century: when Neapolitan opera singer Enrico Caruso sung at the Metropolitan Opera,Read More
After a long drive up from Boston, we stopped for a coffee and a snack before going round the town to see a few placesRead More
I stretch. Angelo and I have just finished changing back into normal clothes after our kayak ride and are waiting for the others. We’re allRead More