Bookopedia: 50 books

Modern day Bath is a joyous collection of stunning architecture, tasteful hotels and shops, good restaurants and enchanting countryside. It’s small wonder then, that along with Edinburgh and York, this city is one of the top three destinations for visiting Americans  The newly re-furbished...

In my misguided imagination, I had pictured Scarborough to be no more than a steep cliff overlooking a pleasant bay, with a couple of streets of neat houses that led to open countryside. Scarborough is in reality, very extensive, with row upon row of very tidy, yellow-brick, Victorian and Edwardian...

Within this guide we have attempted to bring you the very best of the current contemporary, boutique and luxury hotels available within the UK today. We have listed our choice by area, and not always cost defined, although it normally goes without saying, that this level of accommodation does come...

The Ghille A series of 6 compact books looking at the lives of famous John Browns' throughout history. Part one details the relationship between the rugged Highland Ghillie (servant) John Brown and Monarch - Queen Victoria. No other servant since, has crossed the huge social divide with...

The Abollitionist This is the second in a series of six compact books detailing the lives of famous John Brown's. In this work the author studies his namesake - John Brown - The Abolitionist, his dedication to the anti-slavery cause, his total God-given mission - the man and the...

Brighton & Hove, as it is  now formally known, has undergone many physical and cultural changes since its Regency hey-days. Although many of the wonderful white, bow-fronted Nash properties remain, and Brighton property prices have held up through these difficult times, the social mix of...

From its stunning Cathedral, to its majestic Georgian squares and mansion houses. Norwich today, has an easy and relaxed atmosphere, not least because it is very car-free. In fact, Norwich was one of the first places in the UK to introduce pedestrian shopping areas (the first one in the mid 1960s)....

Of all the places I have covered in these UK guides, Canterbury is probably one of the most unusual. Unlike York or Chester, where there appears to be a set area of conservation and pedestrian access  surrounded by a ring road, thus, somehow clearly defining its boundaries Canterbury is very...

Almost more than any other sign of the zodiac, the Libran lives within a world of their own. Adaptable and dream like, they often give the impression of complete contentment. Nothing could be further from the truth. What they are actually capable of, is believing that even when they have taken a...

Lucid dreamers are aware that they are dreaming, within the dream, and the dreams experienced in this state are sometimes remembered with unusual precision. Flying dreams can be lucid; the dreamer knows it is possible to take off from a roof or cliff top because it is a dream and the ensuing sensation...

Here Simon Cawford takes a candid look at how addictive our technology has actually become. Have you become a prisoner of technology ? Can you survive a week without your phone? Does your iPad or tablet mean more to you than family or friends? Are you constantly texting or e mailing? Is...

Within this guide we have attempted to bring you the very best of the current contemporary, boutique and luxury hotels available within France today. We have listed our choice by region, and not always cost defined, although it normally goes without saying, that this level of accommodation does come...

Those born under the sign of the water carrier are some of the most individual characters of the zodiac. They have a very strong non-conformist streak, in the more extreme example, you could almost class them as anti-establishment, they are certainly individuals in manner and actions.  ...

Follow the Capricorn to the pot of gold. This may not always ring true but by and large, they do have an uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time. Their star sign is the mountain goat, and this represents a number of Capricorns very well, they are persistent climbers, resilient,...