Hidden treasures
In an age of celebrity, where people are famous for just being famo…
It nearly went in the bin
Last year we went to Orkney for a week. Up there still stand many beautiful, remarkable monuments built by our Neolithic and Bronze Age ancestors. Most are tombs, but by far the most dramatic is the Ring of Brodgar, a circle of stones 104 metres diametre…
Pink and perfect Petra
Seeing is believing. The Rose Red City. The highlight of Jordan. Probably the highlight of the Middle East. Possibly the most fantastic place made by human beings in the world. I kid you not. It has all the features that make the jaw drop: vast scale, gr…
Mother Oxfordshire
The idea behind ‘Mother Oxfordshire’ came from my need to express the way I feel about all the wonderful things in my county.
The ancient inhabitants of O…
