Art and Abart

Hugo Marchand. It's a name I had to look up when I got home but all those sitting near me at the Paris Ballet knew him and whooped when ...

Paris! What a pleasure to be in a city that looks as if it is loved. Flat footpaths that are easy to walk on and aesthetically designed buil...

Getting on the Eurostar train to Europe at St Pancras station in London, is a bit of a hassle with security and customs just like the airpor...

Salisbury is an hour and a half by train from London and near Stonehenge so it is a perfect place for a day trip. Southern Rail offers prom...

On Sunday I took the train to Salisbury, then a bus to Stonehenge. It was a brilliant sunny day and I was pleased I went by bus and was not ...

You too could have a river view like this ... if you had the dollars. Houses on the Thames at swish Bermondsey. If you don't want ...

I have carried my little sketchbook with me in London but haven't found many places to sit with a sketchable view. This, though, is ...

I've just seen a fantastic Turandot at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. It chased away all my London blues. Both singers and orche...

Here is some of the good stuff about London: 1. There are so many diverse areas, so there is something for everyone. I have stayed in  the...

I am adapting to London as the days pass, but still I wonder what they were thinking when they built these concrete bunkers on the Thames Ri...

Bollards are spreading like a measles rash. Understandably there are a few in London. Bollards on London Bridge Bollards have also pop...

This is the Oxo building, not far from the National theatre. It is full of design studios and shops and is one of the prettier buildings on ...

Part of Queens Walk near Tower Bridge Brits are famous for their gardens, but they seem to have locked them out of their capital city. L...

London! One of the wonderful things about London is its multicultural edge.  People from all over the world live here and Londoners themse...

La Traviata was on at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden last night, so that's what I saw. The house has all the trimmings you e...