Posted on October 15, 2012 by sguese

  Southampton gets down to business as a port city. Set up in the southeastern part of England, the city has long served as a gateway to the Isle of Wight and a port where the famous perch, including the infamous Titanic. However the once flourishing medieval trading center was bombed to bits during World [...]

Posted on August 31, 2011 by sguese

Located in the southeast of England in the Hampshire region, Southampton regales in its history as a flourishing medieval trading centre. Its history is tied to the city’s position on Solent, the 8-mile inlet into which the Itchen and Test Rivers flow. The city was no stranger to hardship. Southampton faced heavy bombing throughout World [...]