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 […]
Category Archives: Europe
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 […]
Homestead Kitchen Goathland
It seems more and more London chefs are finding their home in the north, perhaps escaping from the madness (and cost) of southern/city prices, rents, rates, staffing shortage (hello Brexit […]
Portrait Restaurant, London
We’ve got some dear friends who always visit the NPG on their trips to London. Often for the Annual Wildlife Photography exhibition. This time we joined as members so we […]
J Sheekey, London
It’s been nearly ten years since the last J Sheekey entry – though not the last visit. Yes, it was a post-theatre visit but this time it was post matinee […]
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