Coping With Coronavirus 11. Astronomy For Beginners
One positive thing about Coronavirus is that, with all the world’s planes grounded, the sky is clear and unpolluted. For the first time since 9/11 we can gaze up...
Coping With Coronavirus 10 Applause for the Workers!
Last night (Thursday) at 8pm everyone went outside to applaud the key workers who are keeping our country running. Even the three Royal children were filmed applauding. It started...
Coping With Coronavirus 9. Steamcleaning in Seconds!
See this photo? It’s my steamcleaner and I think it’s the most useful and important thing in my house at the moment. You just fill it up...
Coping With Coronavirus 8. False Alarms.
Another clear, sunny day without a cloud or contrails in the sky. And the roads are silent. Our lungs must be healthier without the pollution! Coronavirus is a contagious...
Coping With Coronavirus 7. Life Carries on.
I haven’t seen the sky so blue and unpolluted since after 9/11 when all the planes were grounded. Yesterday was like a holiday. Everyone was out in their gardens...
Coping With Coronavirus 5. Don’t Waste Your Bread!
Don’t throw away a loaf if you see mould spots on it. It’s usually where the plastic wrapping is touching it. Take the bread out of the wrapping and...
Coping With Coronavirus 4. Looking After Your Food.
It’s important that you keep an eye on all your food so that you don’t waste any of it. Make sure you remove all fruit and vegetables from their...
Coping with Coronavirus 2. Natural Resources Around Us.
Daughter Rana & little Isabella Messaged us this morning. It made me even more unhappy as I couldn’t hug and kiss them. I know that we’re supposed to stay...
Bresse poultry, the cream of the crop of French chicken – Meanderings through France n° 212
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny If you’re concerned with animal welfare buying and eating Bresse poultry will meet your expectations. Bresse is a small area...
Coping With Coronavirus. 1. Empty Supermarkets.
I’m starting this diary of articles in the hope that it will be a help to coping with life at the moment. Please get involved and add your POSITIVE...
How to Survive a Fortnight’s CoronaVirus Quarantine without Hating Each other!
The Coronavirus epidemic will get worse before it gets better, but we’ll all survive it as long as we take sensible precautions. First, think about the effects it can...
Normandy cider, fit for demanding connoisseurs – Meanderings through France n° 210
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...
Cook while you Work; Ironed Sandwiches
I discovered an old recipe for Ironed Sandwiches. Fascinated, I had to try it! This was obviously originally invented when women used to heat up their flat irons to...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 22 Sao Tome & Principe: After Chocolate
In the first of this two-part article, we explored the Portuguese arrival to Sao Tome & Principe and the import of both coffee and cacao from South America, chiefly...
“Courtyard Paris Gare de Lyon”, a room with a breathtaking view – Meanderings through France n° 209
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny The Courtyard Paris Gare de Lyon hotel is the very first Parisian Courtyard by Marriott address and this first...
A Place to Stay, Ibis, Southampton
If you’re considering a pre or post cruise stay in Southampton, then do have a look at the Ibis. Its location is very good for the cruise terminal and...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 21 Sao Tome & Principe: Chocolate Before
Tumbling down over cobbled stones in the humid murkiness of dense hillside forest, one could be rightly forgiven for not seeing the wood for the trees. Mesmerized by torpedo...
A city-break in Paris side by side with Napoleon
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny When Napoleon took power as France First Consul in 1799 he already knew that he wanted Paris to become the most beautiful...
Steve’s Sojourns: The Azores, Portugal’s Atlantic gem.
Put quite simply the Azores are stunning. I had never visited before and I guess like most people I only knew about them from the weather forecast with the...
A real feel of Elizabethan splendour
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...
Go off the beaten tracks, go to Oman with Al Nahda Hotels (Part three) – World Meanderings (n°80)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Photos ©Frederic de Poligny & Annick Dournes Back to Oman to continue our discovery of this incredibly varied country set...
Steve’s Sojourns. Viking
For those of you who like Viking Ocean Cruises “Which” has revealed that the company has come top of the table in its annual cruise satisfaction survey, making it...
Go off the beaten track, go to Oman with Al Nahda Hotels (Part two) – World Meanderings (n°79)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny After visiting Oman capital, Muscat, one of the most authentic cities of the Middle East, lets fall under the spell of...
Welsh Witterings: Pondering over the High Street
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...
Steve’s Sojourn’s : Allier France
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...
Welsh Witterings: Veganuary
Traditionally January was known as the month of the sales, but now it seems the sales are all on before all the presents are placed under the Christmas tree....
Annick’s Favourite of 2019. Winter white paradise in Saint-Gervais – Meanderings through France n° 173
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....
Seren’s Favourite Article of the Year. Welsh Witterings: It Takes the Biscuit!
There is nothing better than a hot drink and a lovely biscuit. A good cuppa deserves a good biscuit, but therein lies a problem, finding a good biscuit is...
Favourite Article of the Year. Ranjit Recommends: Stem + Glory
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...
Frederic’s FAvourite. A visit to Äland, the last ‘Treasure’s Island” – World Meanderings (n°76)
By Frederic de Poligny Lying right in the middle of the Baltic Sea, Äland is the main island of an archipelago of the same name, which consists...
Welsh Witterings: Christmas Eve Traditions
It’s finally Christmas Eve, and hopefully you can now breathe a sigh of relief as you’ve made it through all the hustle and bustle of the build up to...
Rachel´s Wanderings in Spain 13 Christmas in Spain, Then and Now
When we first moved to inland Andalucia in 1996 it was like we had stepped back in time 30 years or so. Christmas, the little that was made of...
‘Street Food’ kickstarts Bridge Town Canteen
IAIN ROBERTSON Some of the latest trends in catering have been creating a British foodies’ ‘melting-pot’ like seldom before, suggests Iain Robertson, even though many of the recent inductees,...
A Place to stay; The Grange Hotel. A racing certainty in York
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...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 117 December, 2019.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Patricia Newell-Dunkley Website: Facebook: Patricia Newell-Dunkley Artist/Writer Google: Patricia Newell-Dunkley for all previous Snippets Greetings and good wishes for the festive season...
Christmas’ Magic in French iconic chateaux, part two: Château de Cheverny – Meanderings through France n° 205
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,...
Latest List of our Talented Writers’ Publications – great reads for everyone!
The B-C-ing-U! Writers are many-talented. A lot of them are published authors, so why not take a look at what they have for sale? You can purchase a...
Welsh Witterings: Dining Out Drama
Lately I have done my fair share of complaining about my recent dining out experiences being disappointing rather than delightful. Sadly last weekend was no different and yet again...
Rachel´s Wanderings in Spain 13 Guadix, Renaissance Cathedral, Amphitheatre and Cave Dwellers
Usually I ignore the emails I get with special offers, but this particular hotel just kept popping up. What could I do? Cheap night away, spa circuit included in...
Steve’s Sojourns: Smoking in Seahouses
At first glance it seems that Seahouses is one of those old north east fishing villages that have been swallowed up by modern developments. Yet perched above the harbour...