The surroundings were stunning. Sumptuous Ottoman architecture, Moorish arches, and Iznik tile mosaics. I was at the Topkapi Palace Harem in Istanbul, where the Sultan
One of the many pleasures of a visit to Greenwich is the architecture. If you arrive by boat, or from the other side of the
Why does the Prime Meridian, the imaginary line that divides east from west, run through Greenwich? And why does this small town, a few miles
Greenwich, just eight miles from central London, is full of historic sites. So many, in fact, that the whole of Maritime Greenwich was declared a
The streets of the Buda Castle Hill were eerily silent, the only sounds the clattering of our feet on the cobbles and the occasional swish
The Boyana Church in Sofia is one of nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria. Situated on the outskirts of the city, on the foot
At the end of 2018 the Venice city council announced that it would be introducing a new entry fee, a tax on every tourist entering