Culture
Sister Act The Musical
Hallelujah! it was just what the audience had prayed for – a bright and hip swinging Monday night out. Sister Act is dubbed a divine musical comedy and the “congregation” at the King’s Theatre in […]
Articles by Our Man On The Ground
United Kingdom
Idyllic Trip to Cambridge
Sitting in an oasis of calm in Cambridge’s Jesus Green is as about as idyllic as you can get. The sun shining on the acres of grass and the nearby tree-lined avenues showed off this […]
Watches
Junghans 1972 Chronoscope Sports Edition 2024
Sports timing has a long tradition at German watch brand Junghans which began back in the 1920s with the first handheld stopwatches and which has continued over the years with larger sporting events, and includes […]
Austria
Snowfall Returns for Spring Skiing in Ischgl
It’s mid-April in Ischgl, high in the Silvretta mountains of the Austrian Tyrol and Mark Nicholls enjoys a final flurry of Spring skiing in Austria. Overnight, the valley has been covered in several inches of […]
Culture
The Girls of Slender Means
Oh, to be young and carefree again! And I was as I stepped out into the clear air of Edinburgh after a night watching wonderful The Girls of Slender Means. The witty novel by Muriel […]
Wine
The Wine Tasting Shop
If you are a bit of a wine aficionado or just enjoy trying new wines, then you might like to pay a visit to The Wine Tasting Shop located on buzzy Hildreth Street in the […]
Lifestyle
Five Money-Saving Activities To Do During Spring
Spring is a fun season that encourages you to get out into nature and have a blast with loved ones. However, the ongoing cost of living crisis means many people will be more wary of […]
Drinks
The First World Dram Day
Wise man that he was, the writer J.B. Priestley knew that “Man, the creature who knows he must die, who has dreams larger than his destiny, which is forever working a confidence trick on him, […]
Motoring
Car Crash Justice: Useful Legal Tips for Accident Victims
Anyone engaged in an automobile accident is likely to be going through a tough time, regardless of what caused the accident. All too often, people are involved in car accidents, and those who suffer injuries […]
Airlines
Flying Economy on the “World’s Best Airline”
A bit like Ryanair’s more than slightly annoying self-congratulatory bugle every time they manage to land an aircraft on time (a feat quite easily achieved, as the sector times are blocked out so generously that […]