Notting Hill Carnival, London
Well, it started in 1959 apparently. In St Pancras Town Hall, of all places although, after sixty years this is the 53rd Carnival? Claudia Jones started it in 1959 to […]
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Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, London
When we’re “up to London” we like to take in a gallery or two. Nothing compares with the offering in Yorkshire (YSP, Hepworth, etc….yawn…Ed) but we’re alway open to new […]
The Café at Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire
There’s a little almost derelict Priory near Osmotherley in North Yorkshire. It’s the ruin of a 14th Century Carthusian order dissolved, like many others, by Henry VIII when he set […]
Tan Hill Inn, North Yorkshire
If you’re old enough to remember the Everest Double Glazing ad, featuring Ted Moult [who??…ed] then the Tan Hill In will be familiar to you. But, in all likelihood, probably […]
The Magpie Café, Whitby, North Yorkshire
Whitby: seagulls, goths, candy floss, rock, Dracula…and fish ‘n chips. A magical place, more especially in winter when the hordes of ice cream eaters are absent and the skies are […]
The Potting Shed, Northallerton
Once restaurant and pub chains get a semblance of a marketable idea, there’s no stopping them. Witness Wagamama all those years ago – who’d have thought that sitting at long […]
Old Dungeon Ghyll, Ambleside, Lake District
Back to reality from the West Indes we head for the Lake District. We’ve stayed in many places over the years but they’ve all tended to be on the more […]
Anse Chastanet, St Lucia
Last stop on the Caribbean extravaganza is St Lucia, a bit further south and hopefully a bit warmer and drier. Unlike Dominica, there’s an international airport here so we can […]
Papillote Wilderness Retreat, Dominica
Botswana has a clear “low volume, high value” approach to its tourism; they want to prevent over exposure and devaluing the quality of the experience. Dominica, in the West Indies, […]
The Cabernet, Road Town, BVIs
Our last stop is for a lunchtime swim and we anchor in a beautiful bay on Peter Island. There’s a smart resort here but they are gracious enough to let […]
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