Two Blondes That Are Fun On Alderney
Are Blondes More Fun? I have just been having fun with two ‘Blondes’? Not sure you are allowed to say such things these days? In this case the two blondes are a spiky cute creature and the other a…
Fairey Barracuda Giant Jigsaw Rebuild At FAA Museum
At 10 years could this be the longest jigsaw puzzle in the world? As a group of aircraft conservators plan to rebuild an aircraft from the wreckage of three others. All at a unique and live museum event in the…
Carrier Experience At Fleet Air Arm Museum Now Open
The world of aviation at sea now has a brand new exhibition to visit. Called the ‘Carrier Experience’ this new display is all part of the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, Somerset in the UK. To enter the hall…
Daugavpils Fortress Guards Mark Rothko Paintings
The treasure guarded within the walls of Daugavpils Fortress are to be found on canvas. And not in any kind of a gold or silver hoard! Virtually unaltered today. The huge earth and stone bastions of this 19th century military…
Royal Flying Corps Gets New Unique Museum
The Traveltrunk has been given exclusive preview of a unique historical exhibition dedicated to the Royal Flying Corps. As the forerunner to the Royal Air Force this very first British military aviation organisation display is housed in a purpose-built hanger…
Diefenbunker Nuclear Bunker Tour Ottawa Canada
Canada certainly can offer some very different tourism experiences one I wrote about was to a cannabis factory. However this latest one the Diefenbunker nuclear bunker has an underground theme too! Driving along the 417 Trans Canada Highway northwest from…
Portland At War American GI’s March Again
Over 70 years ago the sound of marching American GI’s rang out at Portland in the UK. And this week-end the sound of marching troops was again heard as over a hundred World War II re-enactors marched in the footsteps…
HMS Warrior Wins Battle of Weather Leaks
On the other hand , The historic ship HMS Warrior has just fought her latest battle. And this time it has been against the British weather. In order to keep the ship preserved for years to come £3.2M has been…
MUSEUM MARK CONCORDE PILOT BRIAN TRUBSHAW
'Faster than a speeding bullet’. Was the phrase used to describe a Concorde flight around 50 years ago in the in 1969. Today the ability to fly passengers commercially at anywhere near that speed can be only dreamt about. By…
Want to Be A Ripperoligist Then Start In London
A small museum dedicated to a series of 'murders most foul'. It tells it’s world famous story even though it only has six tiny rooms to do it! Maybe there are still enough clues to be found around the museum…
