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Moorland Garden Hotel. Dartmoor

08/08/2014 by .
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The white, sprawled out, Moorland Garden Hotel is situated 20 minutes out of Plymouth in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park.  As I drove up the long drive the surrounds were really impressive.  After all it had been the byword in glamour when it first opened in the 1930’s, with visitors’ ranging from President Truman to David Niven.

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The Boathouse Cafe. Plymouth

07/08/2014 by .
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Eating a deliciously  fresh lemon sole by Sutton harbour and the mouth of the River Plym with the sun shining on the water,  was a great way to first experience the much underrated city of Plymouth.   It was there that I met Ben Squire, owner of The Boathouse Cafe who told me his own story.

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Pecs. The Gateway to the Balkans

26/03/2014 by .
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When I went to visit Pécs (pronounced Paych) the 5th city of Hungary I expected to find the grey uniformity associated with decades of communism.  As if to prove me wrong the guide started her tour of Pecs by pointing out the brightly covered roof of the town hall, glinting in the sun, defying the long years when the colourful tiles had been covered over.

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Japan for first time visitors

24/11/2013 by .
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The white gloves of the train guards, the language of bowing, the tea ceremonies and the vanishing world of the Geisha. This is Japan for first time visitors

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Liguria: Following in the footsteps of Shelley

24/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Italy, Liguria and tagged , on by .
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It’s romantic, fantastic for food and very beautiful, so it’s no wonder that Liguria, the coastal region of northwest Italy, is a popular holiday destination. I began my journey in Genoa, the capital, which Italians often refer to a “la Superba” (“the Superb one”) as it was an important medieval trading port and one of the wealthiest cities in Europe.

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French Cookery Lessons: French Houseparty Style

23/06/2013This entry was posted in Carcassonne, France, South of France and tagged , , on by .
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From filleting fish to spinning sugar, my 6 day “Gourmet Explorer” french cookery course at the French House Party near Carcassonne was a culinary delight.

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