Fort Sumter & The First Shots of the American Civil War
Located on a man-made (or rather slave-made) island at a key position in Charleston harbor is Fort Sumter. On April 13, 1861, a bombardment of…
New D-Day Statues Unveiled in Castletown Museum
A museum on the South Coast of England has just unveiled set of 6 statues to commemorate D Day in 1944. The ceremony was held…
Guest Blogger Geoff Moore: Cambodia, Pol Pot and ‘Dark Tourism’
Travelling to Cambodia with its amazing 11th-century temple complexes of Angkor Wat it is pretty well impossible not to take into account too the horrors…
A Guide To Visiting HMS Belfast – By Geoff Moore
It may be camouflaged but still its hard not to miss the distinctive shape of a World War II Royal Navy cruiser in the middle…
Canadian Aircrew Memorial in Brecon Beacons National Park
The Brecon Beacons on a hot, bright summer’s day provides one of the most fantastic views in Britain. However on a dark rainy night in…
The Killing Fields of Wiltshire – By Geoff Moore
By Geoff Moore: www.thetraveltrunk.net Zeroing in on central Wiltshire, England for a weekend escape to the country has opened my eyes to a time in history that…
Churchill War Rooms Feature Linked To New Film
A dark wooden chair, a red case and a faded cigar help to tell the story of a crucial time for Great Britain and the…
Hidden hospital in Slovenia from World War II – By Geoff Moore
Deep in a Nazi-occupied part of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) an enterprising group of Partisans set up an amazing hospital to treat its injured fighters who…
The Killing Fields of Wiltshire
By Geoff Moore: www.thetraveltrunk.net Zeroing in on central Wiltshire, England for a weekend escape to the country has opened my eyes to a time in history that…
The Car In Which Archduke Ferdinand Was Killed – By Geoff Moore
Getting as close up to key moments in history only occurs if you happen to be in the right or wrong place at the right…
Hidden hospital in Slovenia from World War II – By Geoff Moore
Deep in a Nazi-occupied part of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) an enterprising group of Partisans set up an amazing hospital to treat its injured fighters who…
Visiting Oman’s Historic Forts – By Geoff Moore
Travelling around one of the world’s few Sultanates it is hard not to notice the many forts and watchtowers that populate the landscape. Its defensive…