Amazing People of London
Posted by charles in Education, London on 17. Jul, 2012 | 0 Comments
William Shakespeare made his name here. So did Charles Dickens. Florence Nightingale made major contributions to hospitals and health in the city. Christopher Wren’s famous St Paul’s Cathedral still stands. The Houses of Parliament designed by Charles Barry grace the River Thames. Buckingham Palace, where the kings and queens have lived since the 18th century, overlooks [...]
Shakespeare’s Ghost Writer
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Life Stories, Uncategorized on 26. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Walking through Stratford-on- Avon, in England, on a bright summer’s day, I saw a sign. It said – William Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Arriving at the front door, it was as if I had flown through more than 400 years of time. He was baptized on 26th April in 1564. So, he is 448 years old. [...]
Amazing People Podcasts
Posted by charles in Athletes, Entertainment, Life Stories, People, Self Development, Sport on 24. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Are you a mainly a reader or a listener when it comes to gaining information? Normally, I prefer to read, unless I am in the car and listening to the radio. However, last week, I was interviewed by Marion Andersson about my new Apple I book series called Amazing Olympic Stories. It was for a [...]
Charles Dickens
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, London on 04. Feb, 2012 | 1 Comment
‘No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.’ So, said the great writer Charles Dickens. He would have known for he walked the streets of London during the mid 19th century, seeing the poverty and destitution. As a result, he wrote compelling novels like Oliver and Great Expectations. [...]
Amazing London
Posted by charles in Cities, London, Places on 16. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The London Eye On my recent visit to London, I went to the big wheel that overlooks the River Thames. The queue for the London Eye, as it is called, was so long that I continued walking. In the bright sunshine of that afternoon who could have predicted the recent riots. But, with about 8 [...]
London and the Olympics
Posted by charles in Athletes, Cities, Entertainment, London, Places on 14. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The race is already on. London has Olympics Fever. While I was there, many thousands of people were hoping they would win the race for Olympic Games tickets in the lottery. I was in London recently on business, as I am writing a book called Amazing Olympians. It tells the personal stories of 12 people who [...]
