Marco Carnovale

Presentation on the history of Hong Kong during the British colonial time. Hong Kong is called the "fragrant harbor" because so st...

I got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago. I never speed, this was a minor distraction in central London, but still. I was given a choice: pay...

ITALIANO IN FONDO My sons Arturo and Luigi had both Italian and British citizenship at birth. (They could also be Chinese, but they would h...

I miei figli, in quanto io cittadino italiano residente permanente a Londra, sono nati con due cittadinanze: italiana e britannica. (Avrebbe...

Today I returned to London from Europe and this is the spectacle of lorries waiting to board at Dover for their transportation to France. A ...

People come from all over the world to paint at Lower marsh, a quaint street in Lambeth where we are living for a couple of months. It takes...

Lifang ed io abbiamo bisogno di tornare a Londra, dove viviamo, dopo un'assenza di qualche mese. Il Regno Unito (anzi l'Inghilterra,...

Synopsys This study examines the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade. The shells were carried fro...

- Hi I am from Indochina. I'd like to think what you think of China. - Hi I'm from Europe, I'd be interested in your views too, ...

 2020 ENGLISH TEXT BELOW Siccome di messaggi con insulti al povero anno 2020 ne abbiamo sentiti troppi (ma non si chiama COVID-19?) ho pensa...

Synopsys Gertrude Bell , a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, reception...

Today visit the Lakeland Motor Museum . Lots of vintage oldies, I was struck by the Amphicar the most. Amphicar  

River Isla near Castle, this is what we learn from a local signpost: According to the legend, two giants, a husband and a wife lived in th...

Today our street saw the start of the London Naked Bike Ride, part of the World Naked Bike Ride. People all over the world ride their bikes ...

  Today traditional annual nude bike rider tour of London, starting from just next to my home at County Hall.

Today I visited the smallest house in Britain . It was a real house, with someone living in it until it became a museum.  The last occup...

As we disembark we see piles of coal at the harbor, they tell us it is still extensively used for home heating! We have a guide who is ob...

Stop at the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland's only Unesco WHS . Rainy day but fun to see this unusual site and waves crashing...

Some consider it the most romantic island of Scotland, and maybe it is, but kind of windy and cold for that purpose today. We take a leisu...