The Auckland Project Tapas Bar
We’ve never really been to Spain much, apart from Barcelona a couple of times, and Majorca (which doesn’t really count – beautiful though Sóller is). So, this September – before […]
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BioEthik Cadillac, France
Well the plan worked. We set off at 08:35 au velo. To be honest, the hotel’s breakfast didn’t detain us. Coffee, yogurt and puréed apple, bread and the smallest pain […]
Artist Residence Bristol
We’re getting old. We’ve been to their place in Pimlico and now we’re in Bristol. Edgy? Is that a sign of old age? Zoologie in Bordeaux could be similar, if […]
La Barrique Firenze
Four nights in Firenze, coming just a week after the epic French trip. You know what they say about London buses! (What?…Ed). A carefully planned adventure by train (all eight […]
Gorki Apartments Berlin
Our son and his then girlfriend (now wife) went on a trip to Berlin many years ago. They stayed in the Michelberger Hotel, a very hip place graced by Marina […]
Cookies Cream Berlin
Berlin. Where do you start? A city with some much history and atmosphere helped, in our case, by arriving right in the middle of Euro 2024 (football, to the uninitiated). […]
Restaurant, Brittany Ferries
Apparently one of us remembered several occasions on ferry trips to France, the restaurant being very familiar. The other one? No recollection at all, so a joyous discovery. We’ve been […]
Tartine Lounge, Ripon
So, that old fusty favourite, The Good Food Guide, is under new ownership and has a fresh approach to recommendations. To be fair, long gone is the ‘silver service’ approach […]
Laphroig Distillery, Islay
So, Islay is world famous for its whiskies. In particular it’s peated whiskies, so reminiscent of a tablespoon of TCP. Still, many people love Laphroaig along with the products of […]
No 20 Port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire
The North Yorkshire coast is beautiful – Staithes right down past Whitby, Scarborough, Brid – down to Spurn point. Just north of the river at Staithes it becomes Redcar and […]
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