Historically bays have had an incredible impact upon the evolution and socioeconomic architecture of the modern world. In an age when the globe was ruled by oar and by sail the calm waters and safe anchorage offered by natural harbours were pivotal to establishing trade links and founding colonial communities. It is no wonder then that today some of the most recognised metropolises in the world were originally established at these strategic sites. Not only that but there is something about the juxtaposition of land and sea that awards an individual with a sense of perspective and peace; as well...

Following on from yesterday’s post regarding the murder of David Tebbutt and the kidnap of his wife Judith, a British couple holidaying at a luxury resort on Lamu Island in Kenya  I thought it was right to post an update on current events. Kenyan officials have drafted in more police and members of the Kenyan army to search for the kidnappers who raided the exclusive Kiwayu Safari Village in the early hours of Monday morning. Though no group has claimed responsibility for the act Kenyan investigators believe that the nature of the attack is likened much more to a pirate or bandit raid than an...

Yesterday, the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack on America was certainly a day for reflection and remembrance; but the tragedy of the occasion was compounded even further for many in Britain and indeed worldwide by the news that a British couple had been attacked while holidaying in Kenya by suspected Somali militants who killed one man and then abducted his wife. Although there has been no connection made between the attack and the commemoration of the New York City and Pentagon bombings the news has come as a horrible shock to a world already only too aware of the frailty...