The Bangkokian Museum
After a visit to Bangkok’s upscale Jim Thompson House, PortMoresby seeks out another house museum, highlighting a more modest way of life.
After a visit to Bangkok’s upscale Jim Thompson House, PortMoresby seeks out another house museum, highlighting a more modest way of life.
Marilyn Jones enjoys a luxurious night at a hotel that once housed the biggest Coca-Cola bottling line in the world.
A classic Gothic building, rendered in local wood instead of stone, is a landmark of Georgetown
With its grand sculptures and beautiful gardens, Stirling Castle was a favoured residence of the Stewart kings and queens of Scotland.
A masterpiece of Belgian Art Nouveau, designed by Victor Horta, is now open to visitors
PHeymont wandered into a Massachusetts town with an assortment of houses with unusual towers.
In her ongoing quest to see interesting corners of Bangkok, PortMoresby finds an ancient house on a back lane of Talat Noi.
PortMoresby returns to a house & garden not seen since her first visit to Bangkok more than 20 years ago.
Five years of work have created a huge new museum space underneath a historic palace.
Barry Barford looks at some architectural gems in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.
The different halls and palaces of Seville's Alcazar reflect many different styles, but a common thread is the beautiful and bountiful use of tile
The National Trust is planning a full restoration of one of Bath's key historic features
A special railway station built for Kaiser Wilhelm II near his suburban palace survives today as a railroad training school.
Rome, Paris, Barcelona and Lisbon draw up a plan to help their historic retail venues succeed and preserve their history
DrFumblefinger visits an attractive new bridge in a revitalized section of the city. It's one of the newer landmarks in Buenos Aires.