John Carter, Now & Then: Situation Report

I haven’t contributed a “Now & Then” for a while. Here’s why……
John Carter, Now & Then: Holiday History

I’m going to start with Pyramids – which are interesting if you are enthusiastic about old piles of stones. Extremely old piles of extremely old stones….
John Carter, Now & Then: Maltese delights and banking deliberations

I am just back from a short break to the island of Malta – a destination I have known for more than 60 years, and which has transformed immensely over those decades….
John Carter, Now & Then: A trip to the city and beyond

A little while ago I trotted (well, tottered) up to the City of London, having been invited to an evening reception……
John Carter, Now & Then: January 2023

Contemplating the dead flowers, and a couple of equally faded photographs among them, one of my colleagues remarked: “You’d never see that sort of thing back home.” …
John Carter, Now & Then: Christmas 2022

John Carter ponders on Christmases past and the travel situation present….
John Carter, Now & Then: April 2022

“I feel like I’m coming out of a two-year hibernation.”…
The Currensea card, tried, trusted and very well-travelled

And when it comes to spending money on your travels, it’s nice to have a special piece of plastic in the holiday handbag, which is where the Currensea card is the perfect accessory….
Who knows?

Who knows what scientific or technical breakthroughs lie ahead to tackle problems to which we cannot see an easy solution? Read on….
Healing spices: The colourful world of spices

For over 4,000 years spices have been used to treat and prevent disease and ailments, enhance beauty and vitality as well as adding a zing to recipes, exciting our senses and peppering our thirst to try new flavours….
Tennis and its Beckenham heyday

Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club is different from thousands of others around the UK in one respect. For over a century its annual tournament attracted the finest players in the world because it fell just before Wimbledon fortnight….
Behind the Brand with Andrea Zito, CEO of Swan Hellenic

As this heritage brand prepares to cruise again, Andrea Zito talks to Jennie Carr. Find out what the new Swan Hellenic and her ships have to offer 25 years since the original Minerva set sail….