Belgians have been brewing beer for a very long time! They’ve got pretty good at it too… Going back to the beginnings of brewing it can be pinpointed to three nations, or areas of production, Britain, Germany and Belgium. Each of them have carved out a style of their own, and the fourth and newest […]
A Year of Chocolate – Boutique Hotels and More
Exploring the World’s Best Chocolate and Cacao. While I’d love to claim that I’ve spent the last year climbing mountains, diving for hidden treasure or zip-lining across the jungle, 2018 for me has definitely been a year in which I’ve indulged one of my greatest passions – chocolate. Not intentionally, you understand. It’s just happened […]
Cenone della Vigilia di Natale or the Feast of the Seven Fishes
Celebrating Christmas Eve Italian Style – Christmas Cocktail for Cenone: How are your Christmas preparations going? It’s the start of the second week in December and here in London, I’m just getting the decorations out. That said, I’m happily menu planning – and wine tasting – and Christmas cocktail making, all in some effort to […]
Last Nights of Havana – Review
Last Nights of Havana Havana is one of the most exciting cities I’ve ever been to. Fuelled by rum cocktails and an infectious Salsa beat the city still maintains a decadent if decaying sense of glamour that provides the visitor with an extraordinary experience. Last Nights of Havana – set in the re-imagined Quayside Bar at […]
Rombouts Xpress’ OH Review – The Perfect Christmas Gift!
A Caffeinated Christmas from Rombouts: Wake up and smell the coffee on Christmas morning! The Rombouts Xpress’OH machine will make the caffeine addicts in your household very happy indeed if they find that Santa has left them one of these under the tree. And what’s more, their biodegradable coffee pods won’t harm the environment either! My […]
The Perfect Gift for the Foodie and Environmentalist in your life from Nudo
Nudo Adopt an Olive Tree from Italy: Buying a present for someone who is fanatical about food and passionate about the environment can be a challenge. We’ve been looking at some of the options if you are trying to find something unusual and special which will also benefit the environment and yet be a real […]
My Seven Wonders of the World – and your chance to win your own!
Seven Alternative Wonders of the World Starting travelling abroad in the 1960s at the age of three, I was something of a curiosity to my friends at school. In those days for most people, holidays were generally to an English seaside resort, or perhaps if your parents were really adventurous, by car ferry to France. […]
Ice Skating at Tower of London
Winter Fun – Ice Skating at the Tower of London Its been a while since I ice skated and I was excited to rediscover it especially in such a magical setting with an invite to the launch of the Tower of London Ice Rink. In fact, I was so excited, I invited some friends along […]
Why the wine lover in your life needs a zzysh for Christmas
Zzysh – Elite wine saving for the connoisseur: Whilst my partner Alex avidly watches the Gadget Show each week, I endure it in return for him sitting through my fix of Poldark or similar. That means that I’m not usually the right person to ask to review something technical, but the zzysh involves wine, which made me […]
Three Options for Advent – Will You Pick Chilli, Chocolate or Gin?
Advent Calendars for 2018: A far cry from the days when we’d open a window in our advent calendar to reveal a Christmassy picture, today’s offering are full of tiny gifts. I’m a bit of a sucker for a chocolate advent calendar and get one every year. We’ve been checking out some of the options […]