Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

Cultural Festivals: Ramadan

July 16th, 2013 at 6:47 pm » Comments (0)

Cowboy On The Hijri Trail. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan ; The tender for another’s pain, The unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate ? Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise. No more […]

Edinburgh Castles – Stories Behind

July 9th, 2013 at 5:25 pm » Comments (0)

Edinburgh has many attractions, and whilst a number of tourists now visit the city solely for its cultural and theatrical charms, the majority are still most interested in the long history of Scotland’s capital. Perhaps the best way to understand that history, and to see and feel its legacy, is to visit some of the […]

God’s Own County

April 18th, 2013 at 10:07 am » Comments (1)

Cowboy On The Yorkshire Trail. It is often said there are more acres in Yorkshire than letters in the Bible. (I am better qualified in Yorkshire’s acres than the Bible’s letters.) The largest English county with a rich diversity of terrain, people and culture. That Yorkshire attitude… Down to earth, often stubborn… Or argumentative. Welcoming of […]