Tag Archives: Travel

The largest glasshouse in the world re-opens at Kew

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Founded in 1840, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is one of the most extensive and important botanical gardens in the world, housing the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections” around the globe. It’s quite frankly one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News | Tagged Encephalartos woodii, Kew, Kew Gardens, London, Temperate House, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Travel | 1 Comment

My ride in the last ever petrol London Black Taxi

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

In my role as a tour guide, I get to explore every hidden corner of London, though after nearly 5 years I sometimes feel like I am still just learning the ropes. Every day, every neaighbourhood reveals new secrets, new … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Black Taxi, Hackney Carriage, London, London Taxi, London Transport, Tours, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | 1 Comment

Farewell 2017, hello 2018!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Well this is my final blog post for the year. It’s been a busy old year with over 116,000 readers at the time of writing so thank-you everyone for giving me reasons to carry on blogging and sharing my questionable … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 2017, 2018, books, Happy New Year, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Travel, writing, year in review | 6 Comments

Rwandan Dancers At The WTM Expo in London

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I was invited to attend the WTM expo at the ExCel convention centre at the Royal Victoria Docks in London. It is the leading global travel trade show and each year brings almost 50,000 people together with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged ExCel, London, Rwanda, Trade Show, Travel, World Travel Market, WTM, Ye Olde England Tours | Leave a comment

How did countries get their names?

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Have you ever wondered why your country has the name it has (in the English language anyway)? How did England get its name? There are two reasons and they are possibly linked. As with countless other countries, the name is … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, News, Travel | Tagged Country, Country origins, Etymology, Georgraphy, history, Names, Travel, Tribes | 13 Comments

A walk along the Grand Union Canal

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s been a very warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekend in London and I managed to wangle it so that I didn’t spend every minute of it working. During a few hours of spare time I decided to go on … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Science and Engineering, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Canals, hertfordshire, Star Wars, The Grand Union Canal, Tours, Travel, walks | 5 Comments

When did travelling become such hell?

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I am a little unusual I admit, I quite like travelling by public transport and I always have. I don’t see driving a car as superior and much prefer to pay someone to do that for me so along with … Continue reading →