Europe
Having a Breeze in “Green” Amsterdam
It must be an age thing – but to me there is not much difference between a windmill and a wind turbine. So it’s a good job I had 13-year-old Flossie on hand to put […]
Articles by Our Man On The Ground
Lifestyle
Luxury Slippers and Fuel Poverty Beating Socks
Your feet feel it worst. When they ice up and your toes begin to look like blue icicles, you know winter has set it in. And the energy crisis and fuel poverty is beginning to […]
London
TOZI Grand Cafe
A brand new Italian restaurant will be opening next Monday at the impressive and regenerated Battersea Power Station in time for the Festive Season and run up to Christmas, and I was fortunate enough to […]
Cruises
Princess Cruises Unveils Biggest-Ever UK and Europe Season
Princess Cruises has announced that 2024 is set to be the biggest UK and Europe season in the cruise line’s history with five ships based in the region, including the brand new 4,300-passenger Sun Princess. […]
Caribbean
StolenTime by Rendezvous
St Lucia, the only country named after a woman, was fought over by the English and French and changed hands fourteen times. As a result, the official language is English but French-based Creole is spoken […]
Culture
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol
No Bah Humbug in Edinburgh this Christmas if the reaction of the packed out Lyceum Theatre is anything to go by. It may have only been the end of November, but there was a distinctly […]
Motoring
Adventure Motorcycle Trip Checklist
Are you considering taking a motorcycle trip? If so, it’s important to make sure you’re prepared for the journey. Here is a checklist of items you’ll need to bring with you. Make sure you have […]
Lifestyle
Spurring Your Feet into Action with Oboz
Let’s face it – it can be messy when determination gets the better of you and you head out for an off-piste run. Forget the mud, wind, rain or terrain, if your mind is on […]
Drinks
Coole Swans, Minty Don and Desert Island Liqueurs
If there was such a programme as “Desert Island Liqueurs” in which people choose the drinks they would want to be shipwrecked and marooned along with them on a remote atoll, I would choose limoncello. […]
Europe
Wonderful Montenegro
There is something quite therapeutic about watching a golden beach being lovingly picked of its tiny bits of rubbish by an old man who deserves instead to be lying back and watching the world go […]