History
The Wealthy World of Bronze Age Cyprus
The Late Bronze Age was a period of prosperity and transformation for the island of Cyprus. Explore the culture that developed during this period.
The Baltics
Dr Uldis Ozolins offers an insight into the hidden treasures of this region and the rich diversity of the Baltic States
The Greek city on a Croatian island
The Greeks have a long tradition of travelling to new lands – a Greek city on a Croatian island – in pursuit of trade or a better life.
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
The Ithaka Walk
Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey ~ Cavafy The Tour begins. We met up in Istanbul, ancient Byzantium, the Imperial megalopolis, …
Samuel Pepys and his Library
Samuel Pepys (1633 –1703) is best remembered for his diary, a gossipy account of the personalities and intrigues of London …
Jordan beyond Petra
“It seems no work of Man’s creative hand, by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned; But from the rock as …
Buddhism along the Silk Road
The ‘Silk Road’, coined by 19th century German explorer Ferdinand von Richthofen (uncle of famed WWI fighter Ace ‘The Red Baron’) is something …
Snapshot of Trieste
Unfamiliar territory even to many Italians, this multilingual border town and seaport proves both distinctive and distinguished. Trieste is, as …
Dubrovnik: Pearl of the Adriatic
At the southern tip of the Dalmatian coast sits Dubrovnik, ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’. The city stands on a promontory beneath …
