Fiadoni Buona Pasqua (Happy Easter) It started with Fiadoni The night before Easter I asked PKP “would you like Fiadoni tomorrow…”You know those little cheesey pastries that I made last year, the traditional Abbruzese ones, that are eaten over Easter. I had him at ‘little… Read More »FOOD
March in March “Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes…’Shake it off. Stop complainin’. Stop grumblin’. Stop cryin’. We are going to press on” – Barack Obama March in March were a series of political protests which were held in cities… Read More »SLOW
Borneo “The land is sacred. It belongs to the countless numbers who are dead, the few who are living and the multitudes of those yet to be born” Penan, Sarawak, Malaysia At the moment, while few of us are travelling, we can all… Read More »TRAVEL
Here comes the sun “Here comes the sun And I say, it’s all right” Our last full winter was in Liverpool, 2006. We’ve enjoyed 13 years of warm weather since then, travelling to Sri Lanka and living in the U.A.E, South Africa, Kenya and Indonesia. We… Read More »TRAVEL
Happy New Year: 新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by – Chinese proverb All over China and amongst Chinese communities around the world. families will be gathering… Read More »FOOD
Zambia; The real Africa “There is a madman who lives on the road to Mkushi. Every full moon he comes out onto the tarmac and digs a deep trench across the road. Dad would like to find the madman and bring him back to… Read More »TRAVEL
Turning over a new leaf The new year will often spark resolutions and good intentions. People commit to ‘turning over a new leaf’, cleansing their bodies (from processed food) and their homes (from clutter). You might be embarking on some early ‘Spring… Read More »SLOW
Life on the edge If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary -Jim Rohn A new year. Some will make resolutions. Others will make lists. I wonder, how much will we live life on… Read More »SLOW
Kashmir “Life is a journey that must be travelled, no matter how bad the roads and accommodation” – Oliver Goldsmith Many have talked about ‘virtual travel’ in this very strange year. Well, here’s a journey, via sound. We’ve never been to Kashmir. We will go… Read More »TRAVEL
‘We wish you a Wombling Merry Christmas’ They came from S.W.19 (Nigel Williams) Thousands of people travel every year to watch tennis at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Church Road. It has become one of London’s biggest tourist attractions. Maybe you have been too.… Read More »TRAVEL