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Harry’s Ramblings What Are You Going To Dig Up Today

Harry PopeAugust 15, 2020No Comment 2020-08-14T14:50:56+01:00

by Harry Pope For years people have been unearthing strange items in their back gardens. Just recently a man in West Yorkshire was digging in his back garden. The...

Gareth Butterfield tries out the plug-in hybrid Volvo S60 T8 AWD

Gareth Butterfield August 14, 2020 No Comment2020-08-14T09:24:00+01:00

FOR reasons I’m not quite sure of, the saloon car has fallen out of favour in the UK. Estates seem to be clinging on for dear life and the...

Back to Greece: unjustly unknown Ancient Messini – World Meanderings (n°95)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny August 13, 2020 No Comment2020-08-13T11:52:53+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny After visiting Ancient Messini we still wonder why this major Greek site is not as famous as Delphi, Olympia or...

Malta Diary 22 THE LAMPUKI SEASON LOOMS – not a quality fish but ever popular and easy to cook

Albert Fenech August 12, 2020 No Comment2020-08-11T18:50:46+01:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: When the month of August looms, this is a signal for Malta and Gozo’s fishing community to gear up for...

Karl’s Chronicles Article 40 Parted By A Deep Rift

Karl Beeney August 10, 2020 1 Comment2020-08-10T14:48:00+01:00

‘No brick and mortar, no gabled roof, no polished bench and leathered book. No spirited leader to shepherd in the quiet flock, for nothing fashioned by human hands could...

Bentley Blower ‘continuation’ is happening and why the hell not?!

Iain P W Robertson August 9, 2020 1 Comment2020-08-09T10:48:08+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Almost a year ago, Iain Robertson received a whiff of a story about a short run of 12 handcrafted recreations of the original 1929 racing Bentleys that...

Tough times, great work – 2 – ‘From Street Food to Bistro’

Iain P W RobertsonAugust 15, 2020No Comment 2020-08-14T14:58:54+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Coursing through the Covid era, with its uncertainties and potential pitfalls, Iain Robertson is delighted to report on an enterprising Yorkshireman determined to make his mark in...

Focus On Meditation

Jane Wilson August 14, 2020 No Comment2020-08-14T09:32:16+01:00

Breathe in calmness and stillness, breathe out negativity and darkness. Meditation is an ancient practice, taking a variety of forms and available to us all. It has moved on...

Harry’s Ramblings. Back Gardens

Harry Pope August 12, 2020 No Comment2020-08-11T18:57:54+01:00

by Harry Pope When I was ten my back garden had a WW2 air raid shelter. We lived in a place called Ewell, in Surrey, not far from Epsom...

Maserati joins the hybrid elite, with electrified Ghibli four-door

Iain P W Robertson August 11, 2020 No Comment2020-08-11T08:35:15+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Enjoying something of a business renaissance since it introduced the Levante SUV a couple of years ago, states Iain Robertson, Italian executive carmaker, Maserati, has now introduced...

Miniatura’s Autumn Disappointment

Ann Evans August 10, 2020 No Comment2020-08-09T19:28:49+01:00

Photographs by Rob Tysall. Ann Evans brings the latest news for miniature fans. It’s another disappointment for dolls house fans as the UK’s top dolls house...

Ranjit Recommends; Tenerife For Covid-19 Compliance

Ranjit Shergill August 9, 2020 No Comment2020-08-09T11:23:46+01:00

The UK FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) decided to relax travel restrictions to/from the Canary Islands on 03-July-2020. Consequently, this presented the opportunity to experience Covid-19 tourism abroad, and...

Travel

Gareth Butterfield tries out the plug-in hybrid Volvo S60 T8 AWD

Gareth ButterfieldAugust 14, 2020No Comment 2020-08-14T09:24:00+01:00

FOR reasons I’m not quite sure of, the saloon car has fallen out of favour in the UK. Estates seem to be clinging on for dear life and the...

Back to Greece: unjustly unknown Ancient Messini – World Meanderings (n°95)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny August 13, 2020 No Comment2020-08-13T11:52:53+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny After visiting Ancient Messini we still wonder why this major Greek site is not as famous as Delphi, Olympia or...

Karl’s Chronicles Article 40 Parted By A Deep Rift

Karl Beeney August 10, 2020 1 Comment2020-08-10T14:48:00+01:00

‘No brick and mortar, no gabled roof, no polished bench and leathered book. No spirited leader to shepherd in the quiet flock, for nothing fashioned by human hands could...

Ranjit Recommends; Tenerife For Covid-19 Compliance

Ranjit Shergill August 9, 2020 No Comment2020-08-09T11:23:46+01:00

Rachel Wandering´s in Spain – Dust Masks and Sunglasses

Rachel Webb August 8, 2020 No Comment2020-08-07T17:10:25+01:00

What weird times we are living in! I walk the streets of Martos in my mask, now a pretty, flowery one, yes I have succumbed. More for the...

What’s in a name, Riley Kestrel?

Iain P W Robertson August 7, 2020 No Comment2020-08-06T13:44:47+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON If you are the successful owner of a brewing company and you have a registered trade name that sparks a promotional opportunity, then, suggests Iain Robertson, why...

Cuisine

Back to Greece: unjustly unknown Ancient Messini – World Meanderings (n°95)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De PolignyAugust 13, 2020No Comment 2020-08-13T11:52:53+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny After visiting Ancient Messini we still wonder why this major Greek site is not as famous as Delphi, Olympia or...

Back to Greece: the Mani Peninsula, to the end of the world – World Meanderings (n°94)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny August 6, 2020 No Comment2020-08-10T15:20:36+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny The Mani Peninsula once was a hotspot of piracy, a harsh and unforgiving land giving birth to indomitable warriors and...

Back to Greece: Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny July 30, 2020 No Comment2020-07-29T19:03:29+01:00

Back to Greece. Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Even if you won’t find any ancient Greek monument on...

Travelling Round Tenerife. The Truth, Warts & all! Part 2. Wednesday.

Lyn July 26, 2020 No Comment2020-07-26T08:33:16+01:00

Extra note, added this morning. I’ve just heard on the news that quarantine is being enforced again on anyone returning to the UK from Spain, including the Canary Islands....

Back to Greece: Spetses, a one of a kind gem-island – World Meanderings (n°92)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny July 23, 2020 No Comment2020-07-22T17:07:19+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Since the early years of the twentieth century the tiny and secret island of Spetses has been a trendy destination...

Ranjit Recommends: Vegan Sensations – Unity Diner

Ranjit Shergill July 19, 2020 No Comment2020-07-17T18:35:23+01:00

The Unity Diner Vegan Restaurant in Spitalfields, London epitomises how and why Veganism is trending with positive rage amongst the city’s population. For meat or vegetarian lovers, the appeal...