Eat well - travel often
Giveaway: Win two tickets to Gin Live in London 30 March 2019. I have teamed up with Gin Magazine to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to their new event – Gin Live. The tickets will also include late entry to the Whiskey […]
Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila Ealing. You may or not know but Afternoon Tea is my favourite meal! I love the classical, however it is a real treat to sample Afternoon Tea with a difference. Recently I was invited to try the Moroccan Afternoon Tea […]
Consider Pink Gin for your Valentine this year. Each year for St Valentine’s Day I try to find pink things – I like a pink and heart shaped theme! My children would often open their lunchboxes to find their sandwiches were cut into heart shapes!! […]
The Wonderbag is a new concept – A non-electric slow cooker that is completely portable! Wonderbag is a new slow cooker that doesn’t need to be plugged in or need to sit on a fire for hours. The cook just needs to cook the food […]
Baladi: Palestine – A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea written by Joudie Kalla whose mission is to raise awareness of the food of Palestine and the community spirit of the people that live there. This is the second book from celebrated chef and […]
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 […]
BRITA Water Filter Giveaway. BRITA water filters help us have clean water without using multiple plastic bottles. We have quite rightly, started drinking more water these days as we are constantly reminded and advised that it is essential to keep our bodies hydrated. In the […]
Ren Behan, host of Polish Home Comforts, is a British citizen whose parents were both born in Poland and relocated to the UK before starting their family. Ren grew up with a very strong connection to her Polish heritage keeping it very much alive within […]
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 […]
My goal to get to know the Caribbean islands took one step further this year when Mr R and I visited the island of Nevis. We stayed in luxurious and beautiful hotels and ate in award winning restaurants and always with majestic Mt Nevis in […]
Recently I was fortunate enough to spend time with the High Commissioner of Barbados at his London office. I arrived on the third floor, on the day the lift was broken, puffing and out of breath to be greeted by the High Commissioner, Guy Hewitt […]
I recently made the day trip by train to the Isle of Wight to attend the launch of the new addition high speed Red Jet 7 to the Red Funnel Ferries fleet. There are two way you can cross to the Isle of Wight with […]
Nevis has a rich history for such a small island and a Heritage Trail. I love the Caribbean islands and each year I am trying to visit one or two new ones. This year we flew from Grenada via St Kitts taking the short water […]
As part of my blogging journey I sometimes have the opportunity to attend events designed to improve my knowledge of the process of blogging. Occasionally, such as a recent weekend, the venue requires a stay away from home for one night or two. Flea Enterprises put […]
Visiting Grenada makes me feel like I am coming home! The country of Grenada is a small island but crammed full of experiences, food, spices and amazing places to stay. This year will be my 4th visit to the island. We will be staying in […]