Monthly Archives: October 2010

Accommodation Italy: participating vs. spectating

As we opened the door to the back patio, there they were: a love-insatiable dog, a just-loving-enough cat, and a setting on the edge of the vineyard with a view to the surrounding farms and hills.

Around Glasgow’s Clockwork Orange

Last night I took a short trip on Glasgow’s Subway for the first time in years. I always forget about it, mostly opting to explore the town centre on foot.

HOW TO: Find Cauliflower and Hedgehog mushrooms

Wow, what a mushroom season! As I have been spending plenty of time grubbing about the woods in search of something tasty for tea, I though I would take the vid cam out and try and capture some of my amateur tips for the amateur mushroom hunter.

An open letter to Sustrans

To whom it may concern, I felt compelled to write to your organisation after spending several days cycling from Dover to the East Midlands, having just arrived from continental Europe.

Shopping for fashion ideas and second-hand clothes in Paris

High healed woman, stylish dressed men – the streets of the fashion capital of Europe are like a catwalk. Glossy magazines like Elle and Avantgarde seem to come to life in the fashion capital Paris.

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Our journey across the Atlantic by cargo ship

We’ve safely crossed the Atlantic by container ship (barring a 24-hour engine repair at sea). We had hoped to find passage from London to New York, but the closest we could find was a booking on a ship from Liverpool, England to Chester, Pennsylvania.

10 tips for travelling alone

When travelling alone your experiences are notably different to when you travel with company.   All on-the-road decisions are up to you and all pre-trip planning can be selfishly indulgent with no one else to negotiate or compromise with.

Fiji Eco-tourism Association partners with the South Pacific Tourism Organization, bringing market access tools to SMEs in Fiji

In praise of local pasta makers

Following on for a recent article about food shopping in Buenos Aires, I want to give a shout out to my local pasta maker, Impacto Fabrica de Pastas (Carranza 1953).