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...
Subaru adopts a welcome slant on purposeful, with its latest XV eBoxer
IAIN ROBERTSON A long-standing fan of the Subaru brand, Iain Robertson becomes highly passionate, when discussing its latest developments and considers that, if you must invest in an SUV,...
NGS REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR NURSING AND HEALTH CHARITIES
Ann Evans reports on the National Garden Scheme’s support for nursing and health charities in this time of crisis. In a new campaign led by Britain’s most famous...
Steve’s Sojourns: Birding in Mai Po Marshes, Hong, Kong.
The jewel in the crown of Hong Kong birding is Mai Po marshes. In 1995, a 1500 hectares area of wetlands around Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay was...
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...
Mumbai Memoir 124- Feeling ‘Human’ in Mumbai City!
Its am & I sit by my living room window to write this article. The dawn skyline of Mumbai city looks like a thick ‘seismograph’ that goes across...
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...
Malta Diary The lamps have gone out and it will be a long time before they come back on again
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in...
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. ...
Steve’s Sojourns; Viking Cruises
Viking Cruises has announced that it will further expand its destination-focused travel experiences with the launch of new Mississippi River cruises. The company’s first custom-built vessel, Viking Mississippi, will...
Harry’s Ramblings Funeral Information
by Harry Pope I am writing this on Wednesday morning, 25th March, so by the time you read the situation may have changed, but I don’t think it will...
Gareth Butterfield reviews the latest version of the Suzuki Vitara
IF you’re as old as I am you might be able to cast your mind back more than 30 years to the original Suzuki Vitara. It was a bit...
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...
Malta Diary Longing to return to as we were – or are we better off as we are – but MINUS corona scourge?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Let me take you back a year ago to a Friday, not a particular Friday but...
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...
Audi redefines the large SUV sector with RS version of the Q8
IAIN ROBERTSON Hot on the heels of its main rival Merc, highlights Iain Robertson, Audi has revamped its Q8 with a blisteringly rapid variant that will demand a driver...
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...
Steve’s Sojourns. Cruising News
Saga Holidays has a 35% Early Booking Discount on its newly released 2021 cruise brochure featuring 39 all-inclusive itineraries on boutique sister ships Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of Adventure...
Harry’s Ramblings; Conspiracy Virus
by Harry Pope I like conspiracy theories, they are so easy to come up with, and impossible to disprove, so this article is perhaps based on some facts, but...
Mumbai Memoir 123- The surreal calm of Quarantined Mumbai!
It is been 7 days, since Indian government announced a complete ‘lock down’ of the nation that nurtures 1 billion plus people! My hometown Mumbai started shutting down since...
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...
Malta Diary In the mists of time did the Maltese Islands have an importance far exceeding their miniscule size?
It is an indisputable fact that in terms of size, being one of the world’s smallest countries, on a per square metre (or mile) comparison, the volume of historical...
Welsh Witterings: for the love of toilet roll
How, exactly, did toilet paper come to capture our headlines and attention? In the earliest days of the coronavirus health emergency, long before any thoughts of self isolation or...
It’s a dog’s life.
Ann Evans is feeling fortunate that she adopted her rescue dog before the Coronavirus outbreak, when life was normal. It’s isn’t just people who are having to...
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...
Harry’s Ramblings. Virus Routine
As a couple in the at risk category, here’s some thoughts/impressions/suggestions to aid the daily routine. Shopping for food is a problem, especially for those who are more senior...
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...
The art of choosing the right bottle of wine – Meanderings through France n° 213
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Who has never felt lost and confused in front of wine shelves filled with dozens of different bottles all claiming...
Malta Diary. Is this The Apocalypse or have we been through it all before?
Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Black Plague – the Maltese Islands have suffered all these before … and survived This is a bad, sad, sorrowful and morose time...
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 6. Feed the Animals!
Sadly, many of the victims of Coronavirus will be the pets. A lot of people have large energetic dogs that need plenty of food and exercise. Animal food...
Enjoy a Glorious Springtime in the Garden with the NGS
Photos courtesy of the National Garden Scheme. Forget your troubles and enjoy Spring now that it’s here. Ann Evans has news of the NGS Open Gardens Spring has...
Harry’s Ramblings Chuff Chuff to Eastbourne
by Harry Pope I use the expression chuff chuff because in the old days of steam railways that was the sound made as the steam exited the chimney on...
Mumbai Memoir 122- The duality of a city like Mumbai!
When tourists visit any world-famous city, they are taken to the historical corners of the town or to the famous tourist spots by the tour guides. The visitors innocently...
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...
MALTA DIARY: The tiny island of Filfla – magical and mystical
The Maltese archipelago consists of five separate islands, Malta the main island and vastly over-populated, Gozo the sister island suitably populated, Comino virtually uninhabited and the two uninhabited minor...
Welsh Witterings: is it time for rationing?
Now that I am finally out of the hospital with my baby boy, I have been able to see first hand the chaos that is referred to as panic...
British Motor Museum acquires a unique Triumph TR2 prototype
Photos courtesy of the British Motor Museum Ann Evans reports on a Triumph TR2 prototype, secured with £250K National Heritage Memorial Fund grant. A unique, record-breaking Triumph TR2...
Japanese Art of Kaizen displayed in latest Audi RS4 Avant
IAIN ROBERTSON Kaizen defines as the oriental art of ‘continuous improvement’ and, suggests Iain Robertson, we appear to have been inundated this year by continuously updated and improved versions...