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In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy
Posted on Friday, Aug 17, 2018 | No CommentsServing the coastal town of Alghero in northwestern Sardinia, this small terminus station offers daily trains to Sassari in the east. -
In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 14, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back. -
![Running along the Great Orme for a distance of one mile and forty feet (1.622 km), the Llandudno Cable Car is a splendid attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/llandudno-cable-car-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: a trip on Llandudno’s wonderful cable car to the Great Orme, August 2018")
In photos: a trip on Llandudno’s wonderful cable car to the Great Orme, August 2018
Posted on Monday, Aug 13, 2018 | No CommentsRunning along the Great Orme for a distance of one mile and forty feet (1.622 km), the Llandudno Cable Car is a splendid attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno […] -
![Back in June 2003, I got the opportunity to visit the then semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel at St Pancras station in central London and take some photos. The former hotel had […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/midland-grand-history-115x115.jpg "London St Pancras station 15 years ago – photos of the semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003")
London St Pancras station 15 years ago – photos of the semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 31, 2018 | No CommentsBack in June 2003, I got the opportunity to visit the then semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel at St Pancras station in central London and take some photos. The former hotel had […] -
Dinant, Belgium – a quick photo stroll around the riverside town, July 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 27, 2018 | No CommentsTravelling back from the splendid P’Tit Festival, we had a 50-minute wait for our rail connection at Dinant, so I hotfooted it around the town and grabbed some snaps. -
![Located in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ptit-festival-belgium-2018-01-115x115.jpg "P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018")
P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 | No CommentsLocated in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble […] -
![A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/green-gathering-comp-115x115.jpg "WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018")
WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 20, 2018 | No CommentsA splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun […] -
In photos: Anish Kapoor’s Symphony for a Beloved Daughter at the Royal Academy, London, July 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 20, 2018 | 1 CommentThe celebrations for the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition sees this striking sculpture by Anish Kapoor dominating the courtyard outside Burlington House in central London. -
![A few hours after the Baby Donald Trump rose majestically into the London skies, hundreds of thousands of people marched through central London to voice their disapproval at American president. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/donald-trump-london-banners-01-115x115.jpg "Donald Trump protest: Londoners come out in force with hilarious banners, Fri 13th July 2018")
Donald Trump protest: Londoners come out in force with hilarious banners, Fri 13th July 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 13, 2018 | No CommentsA few hours after the Baby Donald Trump rose majestically into the London skies, hundreds of thousands of people marched through central London to voice their disapproval at American president. […] -
Donald Trump blimp rises into the London skies, Fri 13th July 2018 – photos
Posted on Friday, Jul 13, 2018 | No CommentsKicking off today’s protest against Donald Trump’s visit to London, a huge crowdfunded blimp has been lifted into the skies. Urban75 reporter Phil Ross captured the action: -
In photos: First London protests against Donald Trump visit, with big demo expected tomorrow
Posted on Thursday, Jul 12, 2018 | No CommentsProtesters gathered around the ‘ring of steel’ in Regents Park, London today to protest at the visit of ‘weapons grade plum’ Donald Trump. -
![Here’s a series of photos from my walk around central London yesterday, including scenes from the BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, the Photographer’s Gallery and some snaps […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/london-street-scenes-portraits-01-115x115.jpg "London photos: BP Portrait Prize, street scenes and sculptures, July 2018")
London photos: BP Portrait Prize, street scenes and sculptures, July 2018
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 11, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a series of photos from my walk around central London yesterday, including scenes from the BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, the Photographer’s Gallery and some snaps […] -
![La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/la-ferme-electrique-festival-01-115x115.jpg "The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018")
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018 | No CommentsLa Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely […] -
In photos: the modernist swagger of Surbiton station – an Art Deco masterpiece in London
Posted on Friday, Jun 29, 2018 | 1 CommentThe masterpiece of Scottish architect James Robb Scott, (1882-1965), Surbiton Station is a stunning example of At Deco architecture, created when the original 1867 railway station was rebuilt seventy years later. -
Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival 2018: Sun, music, mud, beer and flying knickers – photos
Posted on Monday, Jun 25, 2018 | No CommentsOn a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon last weekend, I headed east for my second Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival – and had another fantastic time.