25 March 2026 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Category: Portrait
Reading Time: 6 minutes
George Orwell press photo, 1943 © Branch of the National Union of Journalists
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the
pen name of
George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid
prose,
social criticism, opposition to all
totalitarianism (both
authoritarian communism and
fascism), and support of
democratic socialism.
read more…
20 March 2013 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General, London, Shopping
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Portobello Road sign © Arnoprepa1/cc-by-sa-3.0
Portobello Road is a street in the
Notting Hill district of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west
London. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from south to north, roughly parallel with
Ladbroke Grove. Every August since 1996 the
Portobello Film Festival has been held in locations around Portobello Road.
read more…
