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Chinese Medicine

Jane WilsonMarch 7, 2021Comments Off 2021-03-06T11:14:32+00:00

Traditional Chinese Medicine Feng shui, acupuncture and qigong, chow mein, kung fu and dragon racing, all elements of the Chinese culture that have seeped into our lifestyle. Chinese culture is...

Ginetta Sportscars – The British survivor that seldom says ‘No!’

Iain P W Robertson March 6, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-06T09:36:10+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON The British specialist sportscar scene used to be vibrant, states Iain Robertson, but a combination of EU rules, Construction & Use legislation and the relative disappearance of...

Mumbai Memoir 142- Bonding with Mumbai’s first inhabitants- The ‘Kolis’.

Shraddha. C. Sankulkar March 5, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-04T13:01:46+00:00

Once when I visited a local fish market, I overheard a fisherwoman proudly telling her customers, “since the 7 Islands, we have been selling fish here in Mumbai &...

Lay flowers on Napoleon’s grave – World Meanderings (n°111)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny March 4, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-03T12:47:28+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny In 2021 Santa Helena celebrates the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death. Unfortunately due to the Covid 19 pandemic most of...

Malta Diary How we the Maltese and Gozitans fill our empty stomachs when we are hungry

Albert Fenech March 3, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-02T11:41:18+00:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: What satisfies the Maltese and Gozitan palates and fills their stomachs? Forget the nouveau French Cuisine, a few coloured...

Taxi Noir: Top 10 London Streets

Chris Ackrill March 2, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-01T10:20:05+00:00

What follows is a very personal and subjective survey of some of my favourite London streets. Seven of the ten are in Central London, while the last three...

Featured Articles

Emerging from post-lockdown ‘slumbers’, LR Defender can think itself ‘holy’

Iain P W RobertsonMarch 5, 2021Comments Off 2021-03-05T10:33:34+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Some things in the big, bad commercial world do appear to be many-times blessed, states Iain Robertson, not least the LR arm of JLR, which, in his...

MC20, Maserati’s non-‘lecky’, old-skool supercar

Iain P W Robertson March 4, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-04T10:26:25+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON If you were a small volume specialist carmaker, suggests Iain Robertson, would you really want to tumble headlong into an uncertain electrified territory, when creating a sportscar...

Are you impressed by the BMW iX3? BMW hopes so…

Iain P W Robertson March 3, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-02T11:48:29+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON In being brutally frank about the new all-electric version of BMW’s latest X3 SUV model, Iain Robertson discovered that BMW’s attitude is gauged more towards name-dropping and...

Welsh Witterings. The Making of the Great British Pie What Pie shall I choose?…A Noble Affair too!

Seren Charrington-Hollins March 2, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-01T12:12:15+00:00

There are many discussions on Britain’s national dish, from traditional Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding to Fish and Chips! However I believe that the Great British Pie should be...

Pears are perfect for expectant pear-ants!

Ann Evans March 1, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-28T11:08:12+00:00

Did you know that pears are the perfect food to eat, especially if you’re pregnant? Ann Evans reports. British Apples and Pears has teamed up with Leading nutritionist,...

Now you can have your Honda Civic Type-R in one of three versions

Iain P W Robertson February 28, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-28T09:38:31+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Recalling that the last Type-R that he could fit into was the 2001 (EP3) 2nd generation model, Iain Robertson was enthused by the potential of a ‘softer’...

Travel

Emerging from post-lockdown ‘slumbers’, LR Defender can think itself ‘holy’

Iain P W RobertsonMarch 5, 2021Comments Off 2021-03-05T10:33:34+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Some things in the big, bad commercial world do appear to be many-times blessed, states Iain Robertson, not least the LR arm of JLR, which, in his...

Mumbai Memoir 142- Bonding with Mumbai’s first inhabitants- The ‘Kolis’.

Shraddha. C. Sankulkar March 5, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-04T13:01:46+00:00

Once when I visited a local fish market, I overheard a fisherwoman proudly telling her customers, “since the 7 Islands, we have been selling fish here in Mumbai &...

Lay flowers on Napoleon’s grave – World Meanderings (n°111)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny March 4, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-03T12:47:28+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny In 2021 Santa Helena celebrates the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death. Unfortunately due to the Covid 19 pandemic most of...

Are you impressed by the BMW iX3? BMW hopes so…

Iain P W Robertson March 3, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-02T11:48:29+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON In being brutally frank about the new all-electric version of BMW’s latest X3 SUV model, Iain Robertson discovered that BMW’s attitude is gauged more towards name-dropping and...

Taxi Noir: Top 10 London Streets

Chris Ackrill March 2, 2021 Comments Off2021-03-01T10:20:05+00:00

What follows is a very personal and subjective survey of some of my favourite London streets. Seven of the ten are in Central London, while the last three...

Now you can have your Honda Civic Type-R in one of three versions

Iain P W Robertson February 28, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-28T09:38:31+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Recalling that the last Type-R that he could fit into was the 2001 (EP3) 2nd generation model, Iain Robertson was enthused by the potential of a ‘softer’...

Cuisine

Welsh Witterings. The Making of the Great British Pie What Pie shall I choose?…A Noble Affair too!

Seren Charrington-HollinsMarch 2, 2021Comments Off 2021-03-01T12:12:15+00:00

There are many discussions on Britain’s national dish, from traditional Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding to Fish and Chips! However I believe that the Great British Pie should be...

Malta’s Mgarr War Shelter. A thought-provoking experience.

Lyn February 24, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-20T10:28:17+00:00

Il-Barri, meaning The Bull, was a regular restaurant for us when we used to go to Malta, says Lyn Funnell. I knew that underneath it was a WW2 shelter...

Magazine Recipe Test Sheet

Lyn February 19, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-15T14:53:11+00:00

Those of you who create your own recipes may find this useful. Several years ago I won a Recipe Competition in a Woman’s Magazine, Good Housekeeping. Apart from a...

Chilli No 5 Part 2

Dominic Schembri-Adams February 11, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-11T13:22:09+00:00

I could not wait to dive into this second batch of sauces. Just the names of them sparked memories of spicy food I’ve had in the past while on...

February 10th, try these 10 pulses recipes from around the world – World Meanderings (n°110)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny February 4, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-03T11:51:12+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny February 10 will be the “World Pulses Day” and a good opportunity to travel the world through exotic recipes where...

Malta Diary Waste not, want not – Of bread and bread puddings – Maltese style

Albert Fenech February 3, 2021 Comments Off2021-02-01T13:20:31+00:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: It was this site’s Supremo, Lyn Funnell, who set my mind thinking some years back when she sent...