Sussex Snake more than Doubles in Size!
Crowborough in Sussex has the most amazing new Memorial to the Coronavirus and everything else that has been happening lately. It’s a huge snake made up of painted stones....
Welsh Witterings: Farewell to Laura Ashley – a Piece of Welsh History
The home and fashion retailer Laura Ashley collapsed into administration a few months ago after its attempts to raise capital to fund a restructure of the business failed,...
Five exclusive live readings of “The Little Prince” to cheer up dreamers throughout the world
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny From 29 June to 3 July 2020 Michael Morpugo in collaboration with the “Institut Français du Royaume-Uni” and the “Antoine de Saint...
Welsh Witterings: The Pleasure of Preserving – making the most of seasonal fruits and vegetables
Culinary history has plenty to teach us especially when it comes to preserving food. Circumstances may differ, times undoubtedly change, but even in the age where most people own...
WELCOME BACK TO HATTON
Ann Evans reports that it’s good news all round as Hatton Shopping Village and Hatton Adventure World re-opens. It has been a deeply worrying time for the local independent...
Updated 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? There are some great...
Taxi Noir: Scraping the Barrel
Since the Covid-19 lockdown I’ve vowed to support local businesses wherever possible. In the semi-rural area around my home in Leighton Buzzard I can buy milk direct from the...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS NO. 122 May, 2020
Patricia Newell-Dunkley – Photographs by Reginald Greetings from down under where conditions are improving slowly, day by day. We have had some good rain which is helping the...
Giant Snake Invades Sussex Town!
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...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 32 The Roman Five
Tunisia’s history is as rich as it is varied. A heavy necklace of Muslim dynasties that shaped the land, under the command of outside forces, or like the Fatimids...
Welsh Witterings: Home Cooking is here to stay
Whilst in covid19 confinement many Brits have turned to home baking and have got themselves out of the evening meal rut. Our home baking endeavors have been so great...
Jean Cocteau and the French Riviera, an ever-lasting love story – Meanderings through France n° 216
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric Mouren Although Jean Cocteau died 57 years ago he still is a source of inspiration for present artists and beloved by many...
Malta Diary The anecdotes of my world travels – looking back with a smile
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: What can I write about this week – beautiful skies, sands and the azure blue sea that are a...
Welsh Witterings: Getting Creative in Covid
It’s been interesting to observe a wave of creativity wash over people during the Covid19 lockdown. I’ve seen the internet and especially social media awash with images of people...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 121 APRIL, 2020.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley – Photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Greetings once again from down-under where improvements are on the way, and hopefully life will keep improving. Planning holidays and looking forward...
Welsh Witterings: Pondering over the Pandemic
Well I’m going slowly stir crazy as the reality of Covid19 lockdown kicks in and the chaos of five children and two adults in a small cottage becomes a...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 28 Cameroon – Antiquated Modernism
The trace perceptions of an idea hang on the tree like the last defiant leaves in the thrashings of a bleak winter. Out of reach and separate until by...
Harry’s Ramblings Burning the caravan
I experienced something in my first year in the funeral profession that I have never seen since, even though I am sure it must have occurred. It concerns...
Dream trip to Bomarzo, a fantastic Italian garden – World Meanderings (n°82)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny This incredible garden was created in the middle of the 16th century for Prince Vicino Orsini, It’s located in a...
Welsh Witterings: Keeping Inner Peace During the Pandemic
We’re living through very strange and challenging times. In the span of just a few weeks, the world as we knew it has changed. Without much warning the whole...
AMAZING MECCANO!
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall of Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans reminds us of the absorbing activity of Meccano – but it’s not just a childhood memory. ...
An Easter Egg par excellence
IAIN ROBERTSON One of the most desirable ‘objets d’art’ in the world is the much-famed Faberge Egg, created originally for Russian royalty, states Iain Robertson, which has been commissioned...
Dream trip to Jelsa on Hvar Island – World Meanderings (n°81)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Havr is one of the 1,244 islands of Croatia. They are spread like confetti on the Adriatic Sea, a...
Welsh Witterings: The Pleasure of Preserving
This week the term lock-in has come to mean something very different to me. No longer does the term lock-in conjure up images of local boozer allowing patrons to...
Has Coronavirus turned you into a Dissectologist?
Don’t panic, being a Dissectologist is simply someone who loves doing jigsaw puzzles. Ann Evans takes a closer look at the humble jigsaw puzzle. As so many...
Champagne Rosé, the most elegant drink for festive moments – Meanderings through France n° 214
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny White Champagne was created in the 17th century but it was not until the second half of the 18th century...
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...
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...
THE MAD MUSEUM
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans introduces us to a museum that runs like clockwork – Stratford upon Avon’s MAD Museum. If you or...
Wrapped up in the Cotswolds House Hotel & Spa
It’s a cold January weekend and I’m wrapped up in a warm woollen coat. Quite fitting really as I’m in the heart of the Cotswolds, once a rich trading...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 20 Ghana: House of Three Colours
A plump lizard lay just behind a python, all coiled up like rope down at the harbour. In front walked a contented crocodile, tail in the air with a...
Malta Diary Carnival – time to let your hair down or is it just an excuse for wanton revelry? To be correct or incorrect – that is the question nowadays
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: In a couple of weeks’ time Malta and Gozo will be celebrating their Carnival weekend –...
78 Derngate
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Tucked away in Northampton is a gem of a house that is totally unique. Ann Evans goes along to visit 78 Derngate. ...
Mumbai Memoir: Orissa Diary Part I- Seeking blessings from the Sun God at Konark
Being a travel buff, its always fun to explore places even on a work trip. Late last year, when I was invited to conduct a workshop & lecture at...
Doll’s House Delight
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. Doll’s houses and miniature world is a fascinating one – not for tiny tots, but for grown-ups as Ann Evans reveals. Did...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 19 Benin: Four of a Kind Part II
…cont 3) Scorched yellows, rust reds, tobacco browns with splodges of green. The parched landscape looked like a Turner painting left out in the rain. Swathes of savannah embedded...
‘Mint and boxed’ Matchbox model cars make over £300,000 at auction
IAIN ROBERTSON When you consider that most of one man’s, 3,000-strong model collection had cost less than a few shillings each, highlights Iain Robertson, the desire to root around...
Go off the beaten tracks, go to Oman with Al Nahda Hotels (Part one) – World Meanderings (n°78)
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 e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: I was not a spinner, nor a weaver, but back in the 1970s...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 18 Benin: Four of a Kind. Part I
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...