In Flanders Fields
…our guide, Carl Ooghe, performs the amazing feat of explaining the complexities of the start of the war, with about 15 minutes of passion and drama – and maps drawn…
…our guide, Carl Ooghe, performs the amazing feat of explaining the complexities of the start of the war, with about 15 minutes of passion and drama – and maps drawn…
…two pieces of white chocolate mousse, and a raspberry vodka milkshake! Romantic Country House Rooms The Blackaddie has just nine rooms, and all come with en-suite facilities, complimentary mineral water,…
…the I W Amsterdam, which combines Bols genever, lemon juice, honey syrup, some raspberries and an egg white, frothing it up into a concoction that has sweet, sour, creamy, fruity,…
…Scotland exhibit displaying the oldest crown jewels in Britain. Alongside is the Stone of Destiny, upon which the monarchs of Scotland have been crowned ever since the 9th century. https://www.edinburghcastle.scot…
…was here, and the city’s swans were kept nearby and fattened up for banquets.’ George’s commentary was a pleasant mix of the factual and the fun, with a few corny…
…Toulousain is at 1 allée Gabriel Biénés, 31400 Toulouse (tel: +33 8 92 69 31 15; https://www.stadetoulousain.fr/). It is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south of the Pont Neuf, on…
…the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. Pilgrims have passed this way for centuries, from Cairo, from the Middle East, from the Far East, all travelling to visit this…
…arrive while we’re reading the menu. One is a black pudding bon-bon, so combines two of my favorite things, and the other was basically brie on a biscuit though they…
…free-range hens, till an unfortunate incident with a fox. The Hotel’s Highland Cattle In our very spacious room, as well as the usual tea and coffee maker there was a…
…looks after the Kitchen Garden in Harrogate’s magnificent Harlow Carr Gardens, and I’m picking up some free advice on how to run your own kitchen garden, allotment, or indeed just…
…fresh ingredients for the kitchen. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H5SW0HGFqA]We were lucky to be there during New York Restaurant Week when North Square put on an excellent-value $35 three-course dinner. The Roasted Butternut…
…free fistful of fruit. If Armenia is a poor country – and it is, very poor – you wouldn’t know it from the cavernous covered market in its capital, Yerevan….
…from the north of North America had come south for the winter. And not to Florida, but to Alabama. Alabama’s Gulf Shores has 32 miles (51 kms) of sugar-white and…
Every city has its emblem, which says something about the city itself. New York has the Statue of Liberty (the land of the free), and for London it’s Big Ben…
…and curious little round chilies. ‘Coming through,’ an elderly man booms to get two chatting women out of his way, ‘coming through.’ Back in Treasure Beach that night I walk…
The French Riviera has a reputation for being glitzy and expensive, but there are plenty of fun things to do that are free or cost very little. Not everyone who…
…like the terrific swimming pool, flat-screen TVs in the rooms, a computer for guests to use and free wifi in the reception area. Banyalbufar Facilities at the Mar i Vent…
…can wander round freely (and for free), though you can book to join one of the two daily behind-the-scenes private tours if you like. Book on the website. There’s no…
…A915. The Inn is easy to find, just off the road, with rooms set well back from the road. There is ample free parking behind the Inn. More Information The…
…Free Documentation License, Version 1.2. About 40 minutes from the city is the Painted Forest of Oma, where the Spanish artist and sculptor Agustín Ibarrola has playfully decorated a few…