Birmingham – powerhouse of the Midlands, second largest city in the United Kingdom and the cradle of the industrial revolution. The city and its surroundings were heavily bombed during World War 2, but Birmingham itself did not suffer the same extent of…
Dear Guest. Today sees the opening to the public of Sights and Pints, a brand new travelling blog with a slightly different take on sightseeing that most other blogs you will encounter. This blog is about experiencing the history and…
The East End of London is legendary for its association with the docks, the mobsters of the 1960s, and not least the notorious Jack the RIpper in the fall of 1888. Today it is an amazingly mixed area full of…