GET ON TRACK WITH THE HRCA
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Love model railways? Ann Evans meets up with the Hornby Railway Collectors’ Association. Did you have a trainset when you...
Ranjit Reminisces: Goosebumps and Glowworms
Whilst worms do not look all too pleasing on the eye, give them a ray of light and suddenly you can’t get your eyes off them! Indeed, the...
Harry’s Ramblings Tragedy in Eastbourne’s First War
Eastbourne is on England’s south coast, with the town protected by the South Downs five miles inland, Hastings promontory ten miles to the east, and the 600ft cliffs of...
Mumbai Memoir: Touring the rain-soaked Mumbai Cityscapes!
After experiencing a hot Mumbai summer, Mumbaikars wait for the city to get soaked with rain. It is amazing to see how the city’s ambiance changes as soon as...
Blois, much better than a history book for a glimpse of French Royals’ life – Meanderings through France n° 193
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Blois is only a two-hour drive from Paris and an ideal starting point to explore the Loire Valley and...
Malta Diary Keeping the marine biodiversity lifeline active – Malta in the forefront
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The threat of marine pollution together with environmental problems as a result of rapid climate...
Welsh Witterings: It’s Festival Season
It’s festival season and my feet know all about it. Far from relaxing on a festival site I am serving up speciality teas, home baked cakes and now the...
MIDLANDS MECCANO GUILD
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Meccano – it’s as popular today as it ever was, and Ann Evans meets some of its avid fans....
Ranjit Recommends: Secular Democracy At Omkareshwara Temple
The hilltop town of Coorg forms part of the backroads of Karnataka. Whilst many temples fall before you in this region, is there one particular temple’s architecture that...
Harry’s Ramblings My First Cruise Lecturing Part 2
We checked into our twin bedded cabin in the crew quarters, resigned that for the next six nights we weren’t going to snuggle up to each other as...
Osówka from the Reise Project – Hitler’s Secret Shelter or Nuclear Weapons Research Site for the Third Reich?
Near the village Sierpnica and Kolce (Poland) is part of the underground system Project Riese. It’s called Osówka and it is situated inside the mountain. The Riese project is...
Obernai, all of Alsace in a single village – Meanderings through France n° 188
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny At only 25 km south of Strasbourg on the “Alsace wine road” Obernai is a concentrate of the Alsatian...
Malta Diary Malta’s tourism growing and growing; Certificate of Excellence for a number of historic sites
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Malta’s first ventures into tourism back in the 1960s were based on its prehistoric sites and...
Welsh Witterings: finally a good meal
For two days I had been serving up culinary delights for a private party but not a morsel of the fine food I cooked had passed my lips, so...
LET BATTLE COMMENCE
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Excitement mounts for the forthcoming Battle of Evesham, Ann Evans has the details. Time is marching on towards the Battle of...
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...
Harry’s Ramblings Cruise Ship Lecturing
The procedure to become a cruise ship lecturer is very selective, but somehow I have managed to become one, taking from December 2018 to June 2019. It started with...
Mumbai Memoir 108- With ‘Kind’ Regards from Mumbai!
Living in a city like Mumbai is not a cake walk. Though the city has huge potentials to upgrade materialistically, but when it comes to rejuvenating one’s spirit,...
Bordeaux, an appealing town between vineyards and ocean – Meanderings through France n° 192
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny In less than 25 years Bordeaux has been going through huge works of renovation and innovation, turning this old...
Malta Diary Fancy a loaf of bread that’s 2,120 years old? It may be a trifle hard – but it’s not stale!
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Malta must stand as the longest most colonised country in the world –...
Welsh Witterings: Where did all the good food go?
Well, it feels like I have been travelling on a high speed treadmill, the treadmill of self employment. I have done three back to back events and whilst everyone...
DARING DUSTBUNNIES
Ann Evans chats to the inventor of a brand new board game that you’ll be itching to get your hands on. Who could have imagined that vacuuming...
Ranjit Recommends: Emilia Romagna
The region of Emilia Romagna epitomises Italian culinary delights in homely environments where hospitality is the epicentre of the local culture. Indeed, its rich agricultural industry is reflected...
Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain – 5 – End of June Heat, Snakes, Dust and Corpus Christi
‘It’s #8217; I’m hearing from France and the UK. As well as ‘enjoy it, it’s the first blue sky we’ve seen in #8217; That from the north of...
10 Things I love about Tunisia.
I love the huge contrasts between the different areas. The North is more green and European and the South is the Sahara. I love the historical sites everywhere, from...
How about taking part in the day-to-day life of Alsatian winemakers? – Meanderings through Francece n° 191
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny All summer and autumn long Alsatian winemakers organize an amazing great number of events during which tourists are invited...
Malta Diary Out with the old, in with the new – Maltese balconies have become fibreglass cages
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: I am sick and tired of hearing people of my elderly age group lamenting...
Welsh Witterings: tea party on tour
This week’s wittering are written as I sitcom a field in Cornwall contemplating the task on packing 200 teacups and saucers. Why? Well, I have spent the past three...
DREAM NIGHT AT THE ZOO
Ann Evans reports on a special evening in Stratford-upon-Avon for some very special children. The Stratford Butterfly Farm hosted its second successful Dream Night at the Zoo...
Ranjit Recommends: All Star Lanes
Bowling for culinary delights under the same roof? That’s exactly what you can experience at All Star Lanes. The bowling lanes come with the presence of American 50s retro...
Harry’s Ramblings. Idyllic Madeira holiday
Madeira is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, about a thousand miles off the northern coast of Africa. Don’t ask me to be specific, it’s not particularly relevant. Many...
Mumbai Memoir 107- Mumbai’s Cultural Jewel-The Royal Opera House.
Mumbai is known for its entertainment industry. Besides nurturing the film industry, the music & other performing arts flourish under its wings. Because of modern technological advances and online...
Medieval Knights Templar’s Commanderies in Aveyron – Meanderings through France n° 184
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny In the 12th century back from the Holy Land Knights Templar came back to Europe not only with fame...
Malta Diary Who was Francesco “il Maltese’” – and why did he have three different names?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Although a celebrated artist in the world of baroque painting and having throughout a...
Welsh Witterings: Food of the Faeries
Next week I will be lost in the world of the faeries as I attend 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Cornwall. I have been promising to take my daughters...
FOOD, DRINK AND GARDENING!
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography and BBC Gardeners World Live. Ann Evans highlights some products and people that caught her eye at the BBC’s Good Food...
Ranjit Recommends: Emilia Romagna
The region of Emilia Romagna epitomises Italian culinary delights in homely environments where hospitality is the epicentre of the local culture. Indeed, its rich agricultural industry is reflected in...
Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain – 4 – Stunning Scenery in Seville Province
Andalucia never ceases to amaze me. Twenty-three years I’ve lived here now and the views, the open roads, the scenery is always beautiful. Different around every corner. This...
Museum of communism in Prague – Is it worth seeing?
As part of the Prague Museum Night event, I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Communism for free. For a long time I wanted to visit...
500 years ago, Chateau de Chambord’s birth, Leonardo’s death – Meanderings through France n° 190
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny If leaving today no doubt that François 1er would have made tabloids headlines very often. In 1519 the 25...