Mostar’s icon sight, “Stari Most” through the ages. The original Ottoman bridge stood for 427 years until it was destroyed by Croat forces in 1993 during the Bosnia war. The bridge had taken many hits…

The first set of Dubrovnik city walls were built in the 9th century. Some facts: * There are 3 entrances to walk the walls – Pile Gate, Ploče Gate and the Maritime Museum. * The…

RHS Garden Hyde Hall is a wonderful garden in Chelmsford, Essex, England.   The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 and is the UK’s leading gardening charity. Horticulture is promoted by the RHS through flower shows…

The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum in Manston, England, houses two historic aircraft among their collection – a Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI and a Hawker Hurricane IIC. The TB 752 is one of the few…

I had never heard of Scotland’s NC500 when travelling with a camera.  Turns out, it was launched 3 years ago and a fellow ‘campervanner’ mentioned it to me 6 weeks ago. A quick read up…

The Bealach na Bà also know as ‘pass of the cattle’ is a curvy mountainous, 11.4 mile road located on the Applecross peninsula, Wester Ross, Scotland. It was built in 1822.   This twisting, single-track…

Deal is a very well preserved Georgian seaside town 8 miles from Dover. You can witness the stunning white chalk cliffs to the north and south from the long stretch of pebble beach seafront –…

Sandwich, an ancient Cinque Port in Kent is known as the most complete medieval town in England and contains the highest number of listed buildings vs population in the UK. Some lesser known facts about…