Tag Archives: Culture

Visualising the spread of cities throughout time

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

As I’m really busy with my tours this week and don’t have a great deal of time to do a lot of writing, instead I found neat little video that I found that conveys a fascinating subject.  The creation and … Continue reading →

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When did Cinema become so infantile?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

I have a day off today and I thought I would go to the cinema this morning but then it struck me how there is absolutely nothing of any merit playing on one of the many, many screens at the … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th – Why is 13 the unlucky number?

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

The fear of the number 13 or even Friday the 13th even has a name, Paraskevidekatriaphobia – from the Greek words paraskeví (meaning ‘Friday’), and dekatreís (meaning ‘thirteen’). The fear of the number 13 itself is called Triskaidekaphobia. Partly this is … Continue reading →

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Thomas Coram and The Foundling Hospital

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Whilst researching for a new book which I am writing on ‘Things To Do In London’, I came across a park which piqued my curiosity.  The park is called Coram’s Fields and remarkably it is only open to children with adults … Continue reading →

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Are you a Global Citizen?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by

I’ve always thought the concept of patriotism and especially nationalism to be a very weird and most likely stupid and illogical idea.  It just makes no sense to me that people from any individual country can believe on whatever level … Continue reading →

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Official Book Promo Video for V1 – Vixen (The best live action book trailer ever!!)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

Writing is by necessity a generally lonely profession.  You don’t get that many outgoing authors but the introverted writer is almost a stereotype.  I’m quite happy writing by myself if I don’t have anything else to do then I can … Continue reading →

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Is there Life on Mars, is there life on Earth?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

I’ve spent 11 hours today editing my new book whilst listening to constant features dedicated to and music from David Bowie in BBC 5Live. I remember the first time I came across David Bowie, I was about 3 years old … Continue reading →

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