Report by Victor S Ient Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler If you are interested in travelogues or current affairs and geopolitics this is an amazing BBC series to watch. See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s6ym It spells out the challenges on many different fronts, – from the Mafia in Italy to NATO’s role in an aggressive […]
Please join the Ukrainian community in Brighton and Hove to reflect on the twelve years of war in Ukraine on Sat 21st Feb starting at 4:00 pm BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH Organised by:
Yesterday, 19th Feb 2026, the Russia-Ukraine peace talks ended without breakthrough. Next week on the 24th it will be the 4th anniversary of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. To mark this anniversary I’m publishing a few articles. This one sets the historical background so far as my personal experience is of the ‘Putin effect’. My […]
Ukrainian Hearts presents: Ukrainian choir concert – 4 years of resilience! featuring local choirs: Ukrainian Voices & Nebo – Zemlia with director Liudmyla Kulakova Saturday 21 February 2026 6pm -8pm Doors open at 5.30 pm £10 on the door children under 16- free – After – tea/coffee, food, chat Venue: Trinity Church, St. John Sub Castro, Abinger Place Lewes, […]
Author: Victor S Ient citizen journalist Stand Fast with Ukraine This year, during my travels, I will visit Guernica in Spain — a place that stands as a solemn reminder of the human cost of war. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Guernica became the site of one of the first instances of […]
On 20th May I started out to attempt to cycle over 900 miles from the South of France to Dieppe and then back to Lewes via the ferry. Whilst I was on my 900+ mile ride I raised funds (and still continues back in England) for medical and other civilian aid to be sent to […]
Day 18 to 22 Stage 4 – the final section from Orléans to Dieppe! Day 18 – From Orléans to Chartres. 90 km Day 19 – Rest day Day 20 – Chartres to Vernon on the River Seine near Rouen. 102 km Day 21 – Vernon to Forges-les-Eaux. 90 km Day 22 – Forges-les-Eaux […]
Day 14 to 17 – Stage 3 completed! This is the final section before I leave the Loire valley Day 14 – 2nd June, takes me from Bourbon-Lancy to Nevers. 82 km Day 15 – Rest day Day 16 – 4th June, is from Nevers to Sancerre. 78km Day 17 – 5th June, is to […]
Day 12 and 13: 31st May and 1st June 2025 Today, the 31st of May, I continue on the road above the Gorge Loire at first, then dow, away from Gorges de Loire to a much flatter landscape. Howeve, the ascent was still 677m. I covered 92km to my evening stopover. The towns in this […]
Stage 3 Begins! From the source of the River Loire to Orléans – about 500 km (over 300 miles) Day 10 and 11: 29th and 30th of May. We leave the source of the River Loire and Mont-Jean-de-Guerbière behind head down, bar a few significant hills!! – 937m (over 3000ft) of ascent to le Puy-en-Velay. […]
