Written by Sara Hodgkinson (A Highly Commended entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) There are a number of travel ‘hubs’ dotted around the globe – cities with huge airports and stellar regional transport links that act as gateways to other parts of the world. If you have ever visited Southeast Asia, it’s likely you’ll have passed […]
Written by Desiree Kendrick (A Runner-up entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) It wasn’t on my bucket list, yet I packed the suitcase, curiosity tucked into my handbag along with my valuables. Apulia: a diverse and lush region located in the heel of Italy’s boot. My itinerary in Apulia began in the port city of […]
The National Trust promotes Calke Abbey as the ‘un-stately’ stately home, and indeed many of the rooms in the house are in a bad state of decoration and are overflowing with masses of bric-a brac. I found it interesting up to a point to check out what appealed to aristocratic hoarders and it made me […]
Written by Sarah Owens (A Runner-up entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) The smiling Maharaja bows and offers me a drink. “Madam, welcome to Bhanwar Vilas Palace.” He beckons me into a magnificent hallway lined with family portraits and dotted with stuffed tigers. It’s late afternoon and I’m hot, dusty, and shattered after travelling the […]
Northumberland is very well endowed with fine National Trust and English Heritage sites, including Cragside House, Belsay Hall and several castles, but my favourite property is Wallington. Situated just twenty miles NW of Newcastle in the first foothills of the Pennines, Wallington has everything to satisfy the discerning senior traveller in pursuit of interesting heritage […]
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Experiencing Ahmedabad – India’s First World Heritage City
Written by Humera Ahmed (A Highly Commended entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) I am at the House of MG, a boutique heritage hotel in Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City. It was here that the Indian Prime Minister hosted his Japanese counterpart last year. The hotel, a 2oth Century mansion, is spread over two […]