by Maria Prebble On a clear day, the White Cliffs of Dover give far-reaching views across the English Channel to the coast of France. As England’s closest point to continental Europe, the area has always had to be on the … Continue reading White Cliffs of Dover
by Maria Prebble. Location: Moored boat in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. At the birth of the planet the most beautiful encounter between land and sea must have been the Montenegrin coast. —Lord Byron. Perhaps the most notable feature of … Continue reading Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
by Maria Prebble Fifty miles outside of Bangkok lay the ruins of Ayutthaya, the once prosperous and cosmopolitan capital of the Siamese Kingdom. In 1767 the Burmese army sacked the city, destroying Buddhist temples and palaces. In the years that … Continue reading Buddha in Ayutthaya
