The story so far: a dramatic landing in high winds, a lost suitcase (mine); a shattered umbrella (Su-Lin’s); and enough relentless rain to make me look nervously around for a big boat and a beardy guy herding pairs of animals on board. Spectacular shopping had gone some way to soothing out frazzled nerves, but what we really […]
Click here for a full portionSausage and cannellini bean gratin with kale and Parmesan
In the late summer of 2010 we rented a villa on the Costa Tropical in Spain, near Almunecar (which turns out to be the source of every cherimoya fruit I’ve seen since!). The villa was gorgeous, perched high up on a hillside with a 180 degree view of the blue Mediterranean and spectacular sunsets […]
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Algarve beach walkway, Portugal – December 2010
Click here for a full portionChristmas markets in Gothenburg (and other shopping adventures!)
It all started out so well. A fab complimentary breakfast buffet in the SAS lounge at Heathrow while catching up with my travelling companion, the lovely Su-Lin. Taking off into bright sunny skies and dozing most of the flight in my cosy window seat. And then the captain announced that we were starting our descent… and that’s right […]
Click here for a full portionGrilled goat’s cheese and pear salad with cranberries & pine nuts
So, hands up – who likes this time of year? It’s grey outside… the sun sets by 4pm (well, it does in London!)… you’re broke after the Christmas spending extravaganza… your diet is staring you in the face demanding some action… and your New Year’s resolutions may already be just a vague memory. Hmmm, […]
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Fairground reflections (Liseberg, Gothenburg) – December 2011
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