England Things to see and do Travel Articles

Bournemouth, England

“Bournemouth? My gran lives there!” This is the refrain we locals tend to hear as we wander about the land, and to be honest there are plenty of OAPs in this lovely seaside town – but that’s not all. Bournemouth has grown beyond its original reputation of a retirement village and into that of a [...]

A Short Walk Around Cambridge

Philip takes you on a leisurely stroll around town

Cambridge, England – August 2001

For those of you who logged in recently expecting some in-depth reporting from the North Sea Jazz Festival I am sad to report that at the last moment my press credentials weren’t issued and by this time all the tickets were sold out. I did, however, have a lovely weekend in Amsterdam and will be [...]

London, England – June 2001

Sponsored byRailconnection Somerset House If you’re coming to London this June bring your coats. Temperatures are well below average, and the average summer here is mediocre to begin with. However, cold temperatures won’t keep the hordes of tourists from the annual summer siege season. You can hide nicely from both at Somerset House: Web site: [...]

Cambridge, England – July 2001

If you had been down in Harston this week you might have had a bit of a shock. If you had been walking past my house last Wednesday night, on your way perhaps to the local pub, then you would have been rewarded with the sight of my near naked body well and truly jammed [...]

London, England – The London Underground

Essentials for First-Time Tubers "Going Underground (I’m Going Underground), where the brass band’s bare feet start to pound" So said Paul Weller from The Jam in the classic song “Going Underground”. Well, you won’t hear many brass bands on the Underground. You’re far more likely to come across a couple of dodgy buskers with a [...]

Cambridge, England – June 2001

You would think I would be happy: the sun is shining, my footy team have just won a historic treble, I have a beautiful loving girlfriend whose favourite pastime is ironing and I have just convinced my boss that he should pay for me to go off on a fact finding mission of Brasil (sucker). [...]

Cambridge, England – May 2001

Philip gives his first impressions on his new home

Cambridge, England – History

Trinity College in winter Cambridge was founded in 43AD by the Roman emperor Cantabrigensis, but remained a dull insignificant market town until the foundation of the university in 1134, at which point it became a dull insignificant market town, with a university. It was founded by students advisedly fleeing Oxford, who promptly built an institution [...]

Cambridge, England – General Info

Geography Despite what our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic might believe, especially one William Gates, buying up everything in bulk or giving tiny backwater towns names identical to that of bustling metropolises (and I wish I had a pound for every person I have spoken to for work this week who said, [...]