ENGLISH CHAMPAGNE
English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with champagne, English Champagne, and they are producing top-quality sparkling wines – it is …
DEMISE OF BREXIT
I have always hoped for, and in a small way lobbied for, the demise of Brexit. It was a stupid idea, backward looking, and designed …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
CAMBRIDGE DISTILLERY
After more than 300 years, Newton’s law of gravitation is still palpable at a revolutionary Cambridge distillery. If you move down cobblestone streets in …
RIBEIRA SACRA
In the Ribeira Sacra’s dizzyingly high landscapes, near-vertical vineyards are perched above rivers. The stunning scenery – and the resulting wines – are an oenophile’s …
STONE SKIMMING
The World Stone Skimming Championships have been held, in Scotland, nearly every September since 1997. Aren’t you glad you know this? The Hebridean island of …
SCOTLAND’S STONEHENGE
Forgotten for centuries, Scotland’s Stonehenge, Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, is one of Britain’s most important archaeological landscapes – but most people have never heard of …
CHOCOLATE
Kim Mishra and Anian Schreiber cooperated on a new chocolate making process. Imagine picking up a nice juicy apple, but instead of biting into …
SEAL WOMAN
I thought this legend/myth of the Seal Woman was fascinating, and worth passing on to my audience. Kópakonan: A statue of the Seal Woman …
POTHOLES
I have written several blogs about potholes – funny ones reported in Trinidad to bikini-clad ladies taking a bath in one. This blog is a …