Manchester’s Canals Now a Backdrop for Cafe Life
Right near where this gigantic ferris wheel is now, a bomb was planted by IRA terrorists in 1996. The bomb was 3000 pounds, and the destruction included an entire Marks and Spencer department store plus city blocks far from the epicenter. It was a horrible amount of destruction that surprisingly […]
Rolling on Rails through the English Countryside
An Assorted Cast of Characters On the Trip in Northern England
On every press trip, you settle into the ‘press trip groove,’ getting used to all of this packing, moving, and note-taking, and finding out enough about your fellow journos so you know where you want to sit at dinner and a little bit about each person who is traveling with […]
Newcastle’s Seven Bridges Spanning the River Tyne
Everywhere in England are signs directing World Cup viewers to come and “join us for the game!” It’s like the Superbowl, but in this case, it’s way, way more important–as if the big game didn’t come every January, but instead just every four years. There is definitely some handwringing over […]
Mark Graham Was the First to Chase Ghosts Here
York is a city with a violent past. We joined a popular pastime tonight….strolling the city following an actor who recounts tales of savagry by citizens of York to other citizens of York. He wears black, jacket pants, shoes and gloves. And he tells tales with…just..the right…timing and punch, scary […]
In York, a Mystery: Why 37 Headless Bodies?
The city of York is a magnet for both British tourists and travelers from around the world. It’s just about as pretty as everyone said it was; encircled by a Roman-built wall and dominated by the massive York Minster, an oversized cathedral. Guide Mark Graham told us that archeologists have […]
