The world 10 best cities for vegetarians and vegans – World Meanderings (n°116)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With more and more people seeking to reduce their meat consumption more and more cities throughout the world have...
An exciting city-break in lively Thessaloniki – World Meanderings (n°115)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Thessaloniki is the second most populated city in Greece after Athens and is an awesome mix and match of modernity...
Infinite all-inclusive & Infinite Care Protocol at “Ikos Olivia” – World Meanderings (n°114)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Over the last decade Ikos Resorts has reinvented the world of luxury all-inclusive hotels. Today Ikos not only offers guests...
Give Vegetable Umami Yondu a Try
Want to give your cooking an extra flavour boost? Ann Evans suggests this healthy sauce to add to your meal at any stage of the cooking. If...
The Greek Mani Peninsula, made for wild beauty lovers – World Meanderings (n°113)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With Greece opening its gates to foreign tourists next May 14 it’s time to think of our next holidays in...
Welsh Witterings. The Making of the Great British Pie What Pie shall I choose?…A Noble Affair too!
There are many discussions on Britain’s national dish, from traditional Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding to Fish and Chips! However I believe that the Great British Pie should be...
Malta’s Mgarr War Shelter. A thought-provoking experience.
Il-Barri, meaning The Bull, was a regular restaurant for us when we used to go to Malta, says Lyn Funnell. I knew that underneath it was a WW2 shelter...
Magazine Recipe Test Sheet
Those of you who create your own recipes may find this useful. Several years ago I won a Recipe Competition in a Woman’s Magazine, Good Housekeeping. Apart from a...
Chilli No 5 Part 2
I could not wait to dive into this second batch of sauces. Just the names of them sparked memories of spicy food I’ve had in the past while on...
February 10th, try these 10 pulses recipes from around the world – World Meanderings (n°110)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny February 10 will be the “World Pulses Day” and a good opportunity to travel the world through exotic recipes where...
Malta Diary Waste not, want not – Of bread and bread puddings – Maltese style
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: It was this site’s Supremo, Lyn Funnell, who set my mind thinking some years back when she sent...
Chilli No 5 Sauces
Chillies are good for you; they energise you and are a natural pain killer. Get used to them and you will see the benefits. For me, the first and...
Trondelag, Mid-Norway
The Norwegians have a saying, There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing! Trondelag is in Central Norway, stretching up to the Swedish border. It’s known as...
Iconic Château du Clos de Vougeot publishes a unique cook- book – Coffee Table Book Review n° 5
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny “At the Château du Clos de Vougeot: Bon appétit et large soif “ is the complete and pretty long title of...
Frederic & Annick’s Favourite Article of the Year. Athens looks towards modern art – World Meanderings (n°96)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Athens is not all about Antiquity. The proof is in the recent opening of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation,...
“Grana Padano”, a versatile Italian cheese – World Meanderings (n°107)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With over 400 different cheeses Italy can boast a true cheese heritage and Grana Padano has a well-deserved prominent place...
Clearwater Beach, Gulf of Mexico, Florida
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Clearwater Beach, and had visions of it being a rather tired and worn-out seaside town. However, despite the drizzling rain and...
Can’t go to Athens this Christmas? Have a Greek Festive Season at home – World Meanderings (n°106)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny With the covid’s restrictions making us more and more frustrated it might help to travel in our head and in...
Can’t go to Reykjavik? Have an Icelandic Christmas at home – World Meanderings (n°105)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Why is it that northern cold countries have this comforting reputation of warmth and hospitality? Close your eyes and try to imagine...
Living the highlife in Downtown Miami Part 2
Elciel By Ann Mealor A joyous, culinary journey into unchartered, unexplored territory. That was our dining experience at El Cielo. Meaning ‘heaven’ in Colombian, El Cielo is indeed a...
Living the highlife in Downtown Miami Part 1
By Ann Mealor Downtown is now the vibrant heart of Miami with a fast growing resident population of young, affluent, professions. A whole host of artistic, dining and entertainment...
A sunny autumn city-break in Athens – World Meanderings (n°100)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Being just back from a three weeks tour in Greece we can assure you that Greece is one of the...
Back to Greece: Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island
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...
Ranjit Recommends Cream, Cafes & Cycloramic Captures of Cornwall
Cornwall was indeed the epicentre of British Tourism in the summer of 2020. Indeed, with many countries within mainland Europe now being added to the list of quarantined countries...
Back to Mystra, the ghost city of the Byzantine Empire – World Meanderings (n°98)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny If we all know Constantinople as the first largest city of the Byzantine Empire, few of us know about the...
Pilsen, the city where beer flows like water – World Meanderings (n°97)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Beer has been brewed in Pilsen ever since the town was founded in 1295. It also is the city where the...
Barcelona: a city of sun, sea and style
Barcelona, in eastern Spain is the capital of Catalonia and is a modern, vibrant and sophisticated city surrounded by sloping hills and a Mediterranean coastline. Catalan pride and...
Travelling Round Tenerife; The Truth, Warts & All! Part 4.
We left our hotel at 9am. It wasn’t too hot yet. Earlier, we had breakfast. There are no condiments on the tables any more. I asked for salt &...
Back to Greece: unjustly unknown Ancient Messini – World Meanderings (n°95)
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)
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...
Travelling Round Tenerife. The Truth, Warts & all! Part 2. Wednesday.
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)
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
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...
Back to Greece: de-stress on Volos’ enchanting seashore – World Meanderings (n°91)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Volos is a trendy Greek seashore resort set in the heart of the Pagasitic Gulf on the Eastern Greek coast....
Coping with Coronavirus 25. Stinging Nettles, Wonderful Plants that are good for Breathing Problems.
Gardeners regard nettles as a nuisance. But they are the most valuable and useful plant in the garden, if not the world! The Romans introduced the stinging nettle, or Urtica...
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...
Malta Diary Once upon a time, olive oil was more precious than gold …Roman armies relied on it
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)
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)
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
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...