The story so far: After a long drive from London, we had finally arrived in northern Provence, spending our first afternoon exploring the lovely Coustellet farmer’s market. Our next stop was the hilltop village of Menerbes where we enjoyed a truffle-tastic lunch at the Maison de la Truffe et du Vin; followed by a visit to the Ochre Conservatory […]
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Red tulip – May 2013
Click here for a full portionMoti Mahal – matching Indian food and whisky cocktails
If you live in London, then it’s pretty certain that at some stage you have stumbled out of a pub and down Brick Lane for a late-night curry. Hell – it’s a London rite of passage and practically part of the Britishness test to decide whether you are worthy of citizenship! And on these hazy, […]
Click here for a full portionDecadent mint chocolate chip brownies
” Smile, and the world smiles with you; cry and you cry alone”, wrote author Stanley Gordon West. I’m not sure I entirely agree with all of this, but it is true that when you smile, it seems to elicit smiles from other people. In fact, smiling is one of those activities that we all […]
Click here for a full portionGrootbos Part 1 – the resort
Alan Paton said: “There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it. The road climbs seven miles into them, to Carisbrooke; and from there, if there is no mist; you look down on one of the fairest […]
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Protea – Grootbos, South Africa March 2013
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