Eat well - travel often
AD Winning Big with Jet2Holidays During this pandemic everyone has been dreaming of getting away as soon as possible. Restrictions are being lifted gradually and more and more people are getting away on the much needed holiday. Jet2Holidays fly to at least 16 Greek destinations […]
Here is a delicious recipe for Stem Ginger Mincemeat. These days people just pop mince pies into their mouth without thinking of the contents inside. Those contents are often mass made and hardly resemble the mincemeat of days gone by. If you want a real […]
The Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe Suffolk At the end of 2019 Mr R and I bought a beach hut in the town of Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast. I have wanted a beach hut for as long as I can remember, since I first heard you […]
I have teamed up with Klean Kanteen to offer you two of their outstanding products. What could make your Valentine happier than a red Klean Kanteen reusable stainless steel coffee cup and stainless steel water bottle. I have been given a red Insulated TKWide – […]
Are you the one in charge of Christmas Day? The food, the presents, the Christmas movies? Well you need all your energy to get through the day so here is a smoothie recipe guaranteed to keep you going all morning, so that you don’t flag […]
My recipe for Banana Bread with Grenada Spices and Chocolate. I attended the 6th Grenada Chocolate Festival (this was my fifth time) and as part of the festival I was asked to do a demonstration to the festival guests. I decided to bake my favourite […]
I was invited to Salcome in South Devon to attend Salcombe Gin School. As it was a 4 hour drive Mr R and I decided to stay a couple of nights and get to know the area a bit. We stayed at the Salcombe Harbour […]
I was invited to attend Salcombe Gin School recently. I hadn’t been to Devon before, just through it and was really looking forward to spending some time there with Mr R. Salcombe is about a 4 hour drive from where we live so we planned to […]
Orange Polenta Cake As I was getting ready to leave Athens for the airport recently, my friend who was driving us to the airport arrived with a bag full of lemons and oranges from her back garden for me to carry home. How lovely to […]
Spending 48 hours in Salcombe, Devon If you have 48 hours for a quick break and want to go somewhere quaint, cosy and off the beaten track with great food and drink as well as luxurious hotels then Salcombe is the perfect spot. After a […]
Kubic Smart Hotel Athens During my recent trip to Athens I stayed at Kubic Smart Hotel (Agiou Konstantinou 26, Athens 104 37/Tel: +30 21 1402 1695). The Kubic Smart Hotel is the first smart hotel in Greece. Situated on one of the main roads in […]
48 Hours in Athens – Sleep, Eat and Play. If you want to spend some time in an exciting European city then Athens is the perfect place. Ancient yet vibrant, cosmopolitan and yet very Greek. There are fantastic hotels to stay in, restaurants to dine […]
Greek Ash Monday My second visit to Athens, the capital city of Greece recently also landed on a public holiday. Greek Easter is one week after the Christian Easter and although has some differences there are also some similarities . To celebrate Ash Monday (in […]
On my recent trip to Athens I was introduced to Impact Hub based in the Municipal Market of Kipseli. In the 1990s quite a few of the supermarkets and market halls closed down in this area. An EU (European Union) grant enabled the old market […]
About half an hour from Central Athens near the coast known as the Athenian Riviera is Vouliagmeni Lake. This lake is a rare, geological natural phenomenon. There was once a series of caves until the roof sunk or rather submerged itself allowing the water to […]
Taking a ride on the Athens Metro! I visited Athens in Greece for the first time recently and stayed about half an hour outside the city centre. An easy way to get into Central Athens was to take the Metro or Underground. There are three […]