Tag Archives: travel

Ask the experts

Posted on March 14, 2018 by mkmswain

Three smart travellers share their wisdom: for the stylish, tech-savvy and intellectually curious. Read my full Oryx magazine article here Advertisements

Posted in Journalism | Tagged advice, america, app, article, asia, best, Bonnie Rakhit, buy, cheap, clothes, context, destination, gadget, gear, help, history, hong kong, london, magazine, Mary Jo Binker, one tech traveller, oryx, politics, qatar airways, Russell-Harvey Fernandez, save money, style, stylish, tips, tour, tourist, travel, traveller, washington dc, what to pack | Leave a comment

Custodians of the Wild

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mkmswain

In southern Africa, park rangers like Corporal John Mokgale are fighting to save some of the world’s rarest animals from poachers. Read my full Oryx magazine interview here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged africa, animal, article, conservation, corporal john mokgale, e Greater Kruger National Park, elephant, extinction, field ranger, interview, magazine, oryx, park ranger, poacher, poaching, Protected Area Integrity, rhino, save, Southern African Wildlife College, tourist, travel, united for wildlife, visit, wild animal | Leave a comment

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Posted on July 30, 2017 by mkmswain

Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant. Read my full Discover Britain interview here

Posted in Journalism | Tagged bouquet, buckingham palace, buy, covent garden, discover britain, florist, flower, history, king, london, magazine, market, my fair lady, peter green, queen, royal, royal warrant, seller, smith and green, things to do, tourism, tourist, trader, travel, windsor castle | Leave a comment

Tomorrow’s World

Posted on May 24, 2017 by mkmswain

Three experts in studying the future share their wisdom. Read my full Oryx magazine article here

Posted in Art, Journalism | Tagged amsterdam, art, article, brazil, digital, exhibition, experience economy, flight, fly, future, futurist, futurologist, gallery, ian yeoman, jasper visser, museum, new zealand, oryx magazine, plane, qatar airways, ricardo piquet, rio, scotland, technology, the museum of tomorrow, tourism, tourist, travel, vissch+stam | Leave a comment

Beyond Bollywood, London Palladium

Posted on May 12, 2015 by mkmswain

It seems almost redundant to critique a show that so ably – if unconsciously – critiques itself. “The power of Bollywood is it’s unique!” cries one character, before squandering that uniqueness in tired East/West fusion; and “Dance should have feeling!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andrew lloyd webber, bbc, bbc young dancer, beyond bollywood, bollywood, bombay dreams, contemporary, dance, dancer, dancing, drama, dream, east, film, folk, fusion, germany, hip hop, india, indian, Irfan Siddiqui, jazz, london, london palladium, love, milistone, movie, mumbai, munich, music, poldark, Rajeev Goswami, review, romance, Salim-Sulaiman, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tourist, travel, tv, west, west end | Leave a comment

The art of living

Posted on February 17, 2015 by mkmswain

Highlights of my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The special relationship Gain a new perspective on some of our most iconic buildings with Sir John Soane’s Museum’s behind-the-scenes look at architect/client relations Don’t miss: Play detective Can you spot … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism | Tagged app, architect, architecture, art, arts, book, british, building, candy crush, classical, client, commute, commuter, competition, doug fishbone, downing street, dulwich picture gallery, duolingo, elizabethan, exhibition, fake, gallery, gone girl, gothic, government, john soane, language, learn, london, made in china, moveto, museum, napoleon, old master, old royal navy college, painting, read, robert adam, sir john soanes museum, the girl on the train, town and country, travel, treasury, victorian, westminster hall, win, wren | Leave a comment

Lost in translation

Posted on September 10, 2014 by mkmswain

Thirty years ago, Andy Warhol gathered together 300,000 disparate possessions in cardboard boxes, creating a makeshift time capsule for the edification of future generations. There is another time capsule of sorts playing at Richmond Theatre, where John Godber’s revival of … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged andy warhol, april in paris, comedy, competition, cost of living crisis, drama, eiffel tower, europe, european, ferry, france, groundhog day, holiday, housing market, hull, john godber, magazine, nigel farage, paris, play, review, richmond theatre, romcom, the wizard of oz, theatre, time capsule, travel, ukip, unemployment, whos afraid of virginia woolf, win | Leave a comment

See Rock City & Other Destinations

Posted on August 21, 2014 by mkmswain

Shared yearning for a place to belong is not a revelatory concept, nor is it given new dimension in this gently saccharine piece, yet although the whistle-stop tour only covers familiar landmarks, the journey is a convivial one. Adam Mathias … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged alamo, america, broadway, coney island, gilbert and sullivan, glacier bay, history, landmark, london, music, musical, niagara falls, review, rock city, roswell, see rock city and other destinations, song, the mikado, theatre, tourist, travel, ufo, union theatre | Leave a comment

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Custodians of the Wild

Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner

Tomorrow’s World

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