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Go off the beaten tracks, go to Oman with Al Nahda Hotels (Part one) – World Meanderings (n°78)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De PolignyJanuary 23, 2020No Comment 2020-01-22T11:23:00+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With its impressive desert and mountain landscapes the Sultanate of Oman offers a wide range of destinations. Set between the endless...

Malta Diary Carding, combing, spinning and weaving in the Maltese Islands – all on death row?

Albert Fenech January 22, 2020 No Comment2020-01-21T14:48:28+00:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: I was not a spinner, nor a weaver, but back in the 1970s...

Welsh Witterings: Pondering over the High Street

Seren Charrington-Hollins January 21, 2020 No Comment2020-01-21T10:01:46+00:00

This week I have been researching and writing about changes in the bakery industry over the past 100 years. In between getting engrossed in accounts of 1920’s bakeries and...

A Rather Unusual Telephone Box

Ann Evans January 20, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T15:59:39+00:00

Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography It sounds bizarre but Ann Evans went along to Stratford-upon-Avon to see the unveiling of a telephone box! The work of...

Let’s all go electrification CrAzY!…or not, as the case may be

Iain P W Robertson January 19, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T09:35:08+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON It does appear as though, during this period of ‘transition’, the entire motoring scene has gone haywire for electricity and battery power, states Iain Robertson, while introducing...

My grandmother’s grandmother

Harry Pope January 18, 2020 No Comment2020-01-18T09:16:08+00:00

by Harry Pope My grandmother was born in south London in 1891. She wrote these words as family history when she was 74, which I transcribed onto my computer....

Who is Polestar, what is she? Flagship or frippery?

Iain P W RobertsonJanuary 22, 2020No Comment 2020-01-21T10:28:36+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Fearing that his anti-China stance will restrict his access to Volvo’s intriguing offshoot, Iain Robertson having already criticised Polestar’s retail presence takes an askew view of Polestar...

A Stranger in Vegas, Bourbon Street

Cool Burn Hatem January 21, 2020 No Comment2020-01-21T10:15:07+00:00

Las Vegas is money and money is Las Vegas. One night out might cost the income of a whole one or two weeks of hard work or may...

Karl’s Chronicles Article 18 Benin: Four of a Kind. Part I

Karl Beeney January 20, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T19:07:30+00:00

The Four of a Kind is a two-part article that centres on four different projects in Benin that promote tours and programs that benefit both tourists and local communities...

Living with Vitara – six months of Suzuki experience

Iain P W Robertson January 18, 2020 No Comment2020-01-18T09:23:43+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Had you told Iain Robertson that acquiring and running a crossover motorcar was a rum idea, he might have agreed with you a couple of years...

Gareth Butterfield hangs on for dear life to the fast and furious Renault Megane RS Trophy

Gareth Butterfield January 17, 2020 No Comment2020-01-17T10:05:06+00:00

THERE’S a certain list of criteria a hot-hatch must meet these days. If a car hasn’t got 300bhp, it doesn’t seem to cut it, and if it doesn’t have...

Steve’s Sojourn’s : Allier France

Steve Newman January 16, 2020 No Comment2020-01-15T10:43:39+00:00

Cradle of the Bourbon dynasty the department of Allier, in the Massif Central in the most northerly part of the Auvergne, is famous for its landscapes. Its also has...

Travel

Go off the beaten tracks, go to Oman with Al Nahda Hotels (Part one) – World Meanderings (n°78)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De PolignyJanuary 23, 2020No Comment 2020-01-22T11:23:00+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With its impressive desert and mountain landscapes the Sultanate of Oman offers a wide range of destinations. Set between the endless...

Who is Polestar, what is she? Flagship or frippery?

Iain P W Robertson January 22, 2020 No Comment2020-01-21T10:28:36+00:00

Karl’s Chronicles Article 18 Benin: Four of a Kind. Part I

Karl Beeney January 20, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T19:07:30+00:00

The Four of a Kind is a two-part article that centres on four different projects in Benin that promote tours and programs that benefit both tourists and local communities...

A Rather Unusual Telephone Box

Ann Evans January 20, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T15:59:39+00:00

Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography It sounds bizarre but Ann Evans went along to Stratford-upon-Avon to see the unveiling of a telephone box! The work of...

Let’s all go electrification CrAzY!…or not, as the case may be

Iain P W Robertson January 19, 2020 No Comment2020-01-19T09:35:08+00:00

Living with Vitara – six months of Suzuki experience

Iain P W Robertson January 18, 2020 No Comment2020-01-18T09:23:43+00:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Had you told Iain Robertson that acquiring and running a crossover motorcar was a rum idea, he might have agreed with you a couple of years...

Cuisine

Steve’s Sojourn’s : Allier France

Steve NewmanJanuary 16, 2020No Comment 2020-01-15T10:43:39+00:00

Cradle of the Bourbon dynasty the department of Allier, in the Massif Central in the most northerly part of the Auvergne, is famous for its landscapes. Its also has...

Annick’s Favourite of 2019. Winter white paradise in Saint-Gervais – Meanderings through France n° 173

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny January 2, 2020 No Comment2019-12-20T11:50:13+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny After going down in history during the glorious times of the Mont-Blanc’s conquest, Saint-Gervais is today a trendy ski resort....

Favourite Article of the Year. Ranjit Recommends: Stem + Glory

Ranjit Shergill December 29, 2019 No Comment2019-12-20T11:45:34+00:00

The name of the restaurant illustrates the epitome of the Vegan cuisine; stems from plants and tastes glorious! Indeed, this is the restaurant’s inaugural London branch that is tucked...

Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain What a Busy Year Since My Introduction in April – Me and ‘my’ bit of Spain

Rachel Webb December 28, 2019 No Comment2019-12-22T09:36:18+00:00

I’m very happy to be joining this eclectic group of rambling writers from all around the world. I’m in Spain, but let me start at the beginning and introduce...

A Place to stay; The Grange Hotel. A racing certainty in York

Ashley Gibbins December 18, 2019 No Comment2019-12-17T14:25:23+00:00

The Grange Hotel is a Grade II listed, four star hotel, located in the Bootham part of the historic city of York. A racing theme influences the decoration of...

Christmas’ Magic in French iconic chateaux, part two: Château de Cheverny – Meanderings through France n° 205

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny December 12, 2019 No Comment2019-12-10T14:41:37+00:00

By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Welcome back to French chateaux’ festivities! This year for Christmas time we invite you in three different wonderful French chateaux, Vaux-le-Vicomte,...