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Harry’s Ramblings; Eastbourne’s cinema of dreams

Harry PopeSeptember 21, 2019No Comment 2019-09-09T18:42:28+01:00

The cinema came to Eastbourne in the 1890s, it’s not recorded where, but it must have been close to the town centre. Eastbourne is one of those strangely traditional...

Musical genius Mozart and his beloved Prague

Katerina Doubravova September 20, 2019 No Comment2019-09-19T14:27:38+01:00

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, named after the baptismal record of Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (January 27, 1756, Salzburg – December 5, 1791, Vienna) was an Austrian classical music composer...

Trevor’s Wildlife Week

Trevor Weeks September 20, 2019 No Comment2019-09-20T08:20:15+01:00

Do you fancy learning the basic principles of Wildlife First Aid and Rescue? Do you want to find out how you can better help when you find a wildlife...

Feed your body and soul in Conques – Meanderings through France n° 201

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:19:28+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Conques is a superb village east of Cahors and Bergerac in southwest France. Set in a remote semi-mountainous region,...

Malta Diary Did Malta’s Neolithic inhabitants prefer to worship Astarte rather than Tanit? Were sacrifices of babies and children carried out?

Albert Fenech September 18, 2019 No Comment2019-09-17T08:43:13+01:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Worship of the Goddess-Deity TANIT stretched back to Neolithic times and filtered down to the...

Welsh Witterings: Birthday Girl

Seren Charrington-Hollins September 17, 2019 No Comment2019-09-17T08:17:08+01:00

Another year has passed and I am officially another year older, though I don’t think I’m any wiser. I’m now at that stage where I no longer get...

Featured Articles

Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain – 9 – Good Rain, Bad Rain and in the Mountains Not on the Plain

Rachel WebbSeptember 21, 2019No Comment 2019-09-20T17:21:32+01:00

Well after five or six months with no rain we have had some. Lots actually. Before moving to Andalucia I lived in Devon and I thought after 33...

Healthy Ageing in Austria at La Pura – Welcome to Gender Medicine.

Jane Wilson September 21, 2019 No Comment2019-09-20T08:29:08+01:00

I’m suspended over a pool of deep water. A jet of water is shooting at tight muscles, aimed by a highly proficient and reassuring therapist. This was not...

Gareth Butterfield takes the exciting new Hyundai i30 N for a test drive

Gareth Butterfield September 20, 2019 No Comment2019-09-12T18:11:37+01:00

WHEN I first drove the Hyundai i30 N I was bowled over. Here’s a company that has had several stabs at making sporty cars, but never really offered one...

Steve’s Sojourns: Murals and Markets in Sardinia.

Steve Newman September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:26:55+01:00

Sardinia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. Its main delight is you never know what you’re going to find in some of the small villages...

How to review motorcars for a (largely) non-motoring audience

Iain P W Robertson September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:41:45+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON There was a time, states Iain Robertson, when you would spot half a dozen shelves packed with motor-related titles, every time you visited your local newsagent, or...

A Place to Stay; Where to Stay in Wales So you want a trip to Wales? Here are two cosy places that may just fit the bill!

Steve Newman September 18, 2019 No Comment2019-09-12T14:29:07+01:00

Wolfscastle Country Hotel – Situated 15 minutes from Haverfordwest in the Pembrokeshire countryside with 20 en-suite bedrooms which offer a unique blend of rural charm, heritage & contemporary design....

Travel

Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain – 9 – Good Rain, Bad Rain and in the Mountains Not on the Plain

Rachel WebbSeptember 21, 2019No Comment 2019-09-20T17:21:32+01:00

Well after five or six months with no rain we have had some. Lots actually. Before moving to Andalucia I lived in Devon and I thought after 33...

Healthy Ageing in Austria at La Pura – Welcome to Gender Medicine.

Jane Wilson September 21, 2019 No Comment2019-09-20T08:29:08+01:00

I’m suspended over a pool of deep water. A jet of water is shooting at tight muscles, aimed by a highly proficient and reassuring therapist. This was not...

Gareth Butterfield takes the exciting new Hyundai i30 N for a test drive

Gareth Butterfield September 20, 2019 No Comment2019-09-12T18:11:37+01:00

WHEN I first drove the Hyundai i30 N I was bowled over. Here’s a company that has had several stabs at making sporty cars, but never really offered one...

Steve’s Sojourns: Murals and Markets in Sardinia.

Steve Newman September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:26:55+01:00

Sardinia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. Its main delight is you never know what you’re going to find in some of the small villages...

Feed your body and soul in Conques – Meanderings through France n° 201

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:19:28+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Conques is a superb village east of Cahors and Bergerac in southwest France. Set in a remote semi-mountainous region,...

How to review motorcars for a (largely) non-motoring audience

Iain P W Robertson September 19, 2019 No Comment2019-09-18T12:41:45+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON There was a time, states Iain Robertson, when you would spot half a dozen shelves packed with motor-related titles, every time you visited your local newsagent, or...

Cuisine

Boathouse Bar & Restaurant, Camber Sands Holiday Park.

LynSeptember 11, 2019No Comment 2019-09-09T07:38:49+01:00

When we stayed at the Camber Sands Holiday Park, we planned to have our meals in the caravan and to eat out once a day. See my last article;...

Welsh Witterings: Summer, Puddings and Filming

Seren Charrington-Hollins September 10, 2019 No Comment2019-09-07T11:04:03+01:00

Lately I keep receiving e-mails telling me that now the Summer has drawn to a close I need to be doing everything from buying woolly boots, to shopping for...

Ranjit Recommends: The Bothy

Ranjit Shergill August 18, 2019 No Comment2019-08-15T08:59:22+01:00

The Bothy is the latest addition in a host of successful bar & restaurant chains by Drake & Morgan. Situated in the epicentre of West India Quay, The Bothy...

Steve’s Sojourns A day in Salamanca,

Steve Newman August 8, 2019 No Comment2019-08-05T08:58:13+01:00

Breakfast Why not join the people of Salamanca on their way to the office having an Espresso and an amarguillo, scrumptious almond biscuits that are a legacy of the...

All the charms of Italy in Pavia – World Meanderings (n°70)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny August 8, 2019 No Comment2019-08-06T17:59:14+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny The name “Pavia” refers to both a town and its surrounding area. Located in Lombardy in northern Italy Pavia...

The hunt for seafood – Chez Gil, Carcassonne review

Katerina Doubravova July 26, 2019 No Comment2019-07-26T08:13:33+01:00

When we were on a beach trip in Narbonne, we wanted to have some seafood. On the tripadviser we were looking for restaurants with a good rating,...