by Lin Petrie | Oct 16, 2016 | Arts and Humanities, Developed Countries, Education & Culture, UK
Tweet Share on Tumblr Shhh . . . in the Library The British Library of Euston Road, London is next to King’s Cross and St Pancras International rail stations. It received the highest listed building status, and joins the top 2.5% of listed buildings in England....
by Lin Petrie | Oct 9, 2016 | Cities, Consumption, Culture, Environment, MENA, Sports, U K
Tweet Share on Tumblr ‘Road Rage’ these days in the UK a frequent topic in the newspapers means driving here is stressful and involves very high level of concentration because of the state of the roads and the volume of traffic. You combine that with the...
by Lin Petrie | Oct 2, 2016 | Healthcare facilities, U K
Tweet Share on Tumblr Healthy Britain . . . For all the lovely things in Britain, for me and most others the best thing about Britain is our National Health Service. You don’t pay to see a doctor or use a hospital for things you need. It has often been called the...
by Lin Petrie | Sep 18, 2016 | Arts and Humanities, Culture, Developed Countries, Education & Culture, U K
Tweet Share on Tumblr Worse things happening at sea . . . Britain has long been known as a sea-going nation and it was dominance at sea that opened up a vast empire to our tiny island from the eighteenth century onward. The sea, however, was no smooth road. The...
by Lin Petrie | Sep 11, 2016 | Arts and Humanities, MENA, U K
Tweet Share on Tumblr Glamour in the kitchen . . . I was lucky enough to be in the audience for the chat show, The Great British Bake Off: an Extra Slice. It was actually a, humorous look at the famous cookery show but there was no mistaking the deadly serious...
