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Malta Diary Once upon a time, olive oil was more precious than gold …Roman armies relied on it

Albert FenechJune 3, 2020No Comment 2020-06-02T17:06:08+01:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: They used to say that armies marched on their stomachs. However, Roman armies marched on olive oil. Without it...

Welsh Witterings: The Question of Dog Poop

Seren Charrington-Hollins June 2, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T12:23:59+01:00

I love dogs and over the years I’ve owned a few. Indeed I miss owning a dog and hope that one day I’ll have the time and space to...

The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild challenge starts today!

Ann Evans June 1, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T08:45:10+01:00

More people than ever are turning to nature during the pandemic, Ann Evans explains how you can get involved. 30 Days Wild is the UK’s biggest nature...

Giant Snake Invades Sussex Town!

Lyn May 31, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T14:01:18+01:00

Secret Stones are very popular. People paint a small stone and hide it within view where someone is almost definitely going to find it. Then they take it and...

Harry’s Ramblings I Failed the Eleven Plus

Harry Pope May 30, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T17:38:29+01:00

by Harry Pope I was the school dunce. Education was lost on my immature brain, and in 1959 I was allocated a place at the Lord Howard of Effingham...

Mumbai Memoir 127- Exploring ‘coolers’ to combat the ‘heat’ of the lockdown!

Shraddha. C. Sankulkar May 29, 2020 No Comment2020-05-28T19:02:17+01:00

Its been almost 2 months since the lockdown in Mumbai, and the pace of the city has almost come to 10% of what it used to be in its...

Featured Articles

Lunaz electrification, or EV Loonies? You decide.

Iain P W RobertsonJune 3, 2020No Comment 2020-06-03T09:01:24+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Established in 2018, a Silverstone-based EV conversion specialist possessing a pedigree steeped in prestige and classic marques, as well as leading motorsport developments, is making hay on...

A Stranger in America; Make it Right for George Floyd

Cool Burn Hatem June 2, 2020 No Comment2020-06-02T08:41:38+01:00

With the Corona virus, people lived in shells. Today, after the unfortunate death of George Floyd, people are out on the streets, calling for their right to live. Their...

Mazda and me; almost 50% of Mazda’s impressive ‘ton’.

Iain P W Robertson June 2, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T14:21:53+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON As a car mad youngster, Iain Robertson was conscious of one Japanese carmaker’s often tangential approach to the world car scene, a reputation cemented in recent times...

Karl’s Chronicles Article 33 The Pyramid Game

Karl Beeney June 1, 2020 No Comment2020-05-31T11:00:57+01:00

The last of the great seven wonders, an exclusive club of architectural might and splendour on a pre-biblical scale. Time and natural calamities have brought the others to their...

Book Reviews

Iain P W Robertson May 31, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T17:49:31+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes Iain Robertson, as he...

TUNISIA IS READY AND SAFE!

Lyn May 30, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T14:15:38+01:00

Come and visit Tunisia We are Ready and safe PRESS RELEASE 28 May 2020 TUNISIA IS READY AND SAFE Tunisia has implemented a healthcare policy which places it...

Travel

Lunaz electrification, or EV Loonies? You decide.

Iain P W RobertsonJune 3, 2020No Comment 2020-06-03T09:01:24+01:00

Mazda and me; almost 50% of Mazda’s impressive ‘ton’.

Iain P W Robertson June 2, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T14:21:53+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON As a car mad youngster, Iain Robertson was conscious of one Japanese carmaker’s often tangential approach to the world car scene, a reputation cemented in recent times...

Karl’s Chronicles Article 33 The Pyramid Game

Karl Beeney June 1, 2020 No Comment2020-05-31T11:00:57+01:00

The last of the great seven wonders, an exclusive club of architectural might and splendour on a pre-biblical scale. Time and natural calamities have brought the others to their...

Giant Snake Invades Sussex Town!

Lyn May 31, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T14:01:18+01:00

Secret Stones are very popular. People paint a small stone and hide it within view where someone is almost definitely going to find it. Then they take it and...

Book Reviews

Iain P W Robertson May 31, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T17:49:31+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes Iain Robertson, as he...

TUNISIA IS READY AND SAFE!

Lyn May 30, 2020 No Comment2020-05-29T14:15:38+01:00

Come and visit Tunisia We are Ready and safe PRESS RELEASE 28 May 2020 TUNISIA IS READY AND SAFE Tunisia has implemented a healthcare policy which places it...

Cuisine

Malta Diary Once upon a time, olive oil was more precious than gold …Roman armies relied on it

Albert FenechJune 3, 2020No Comment 2020-06-02T17:06:08+01:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: They used to say that armies marched on their stomachs. However, Roman armies marched on olive oil. Without it...

In the pureness of Mount Athos – World Meanderings (n°86)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny May 28, 2020 No Comment2020-05-27T16:24:06+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Greece will soon slowly reopen its doors to foreign tourists. From June 15 international flights will be able to land...

Ten spices to travel to Istanbul in your kitchen – World Meanderings (n°85)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny May 21, 2020 No Comment2020-05-20T17:56:59+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Champing at the bit and feeling more and more frustrated not to be able to get on a plane for...

Kent, A County Full of Surprises

Ashley Gibbins May 3, 2020 No Comment2020-05-02T10:54:13+01:00

The English county of Kent, known as The Garden of England, is as pretty and as charming as its name suggests. Rural Kent, with its gentle rolling hillsides, rich...

Normandy cider, fit for demanding connoisseurs – Meanderings through France n° 210

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny March 5, 2020 No Comment2020-03-05T09:28:01+00:00

By Annick Dournes For many people Normandy is synonymous with white and black cows, Camembert cheese, half-timbered houses and … apples! It’s a long-term love story...

A real feel of Elizabethan splendour

Ashley Gibbins February 7, 2020 No Comment2020-02-06T12:19:17+00:00

By Ann Mealor Taking the time to read up just a little about the history of Billesley Manor will reap genuine reward. This 16th century Elizabethan manor house in...