Apéro hour at the Château (Photo by Tim McTiernan)
Our wine scribbler, Jim Walker and his wife Hélène have recently returned from a month in Provence, the last week of which they spent with friends at a castle in the Luberon. Cocktail hour conversations one evening drifted onto the subject of ghastly wine experiences. He relates three of them for us here. Continue reading “WINE TALES FROM LE CHÂTEAU DE GOULT”
The widest private house in England, and probably Europe, is on the mend after 25 years of neglect, although the final restoration will take 20 to 30 years and cost between £150 and £200 million. Continue reading “UNKNOWN TREASURE SAVED”
Inside cabin with Virtual Balcony on RCI ship
It used to be that sailing solo on cruise ships was like the opening lyric of the old hit song “One” by Three Dog Night. You know, the song that begins by proclaiming that “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.” However, thanks to some significant changes over the past few years in the way cruise lines build ships and treat single travelers, a lot has changed for the better. Continue reading “CRUISE SHIPS FINALLY BEING BUILT FOR SOLO SAILORS”
Here in Southern Ontario we have gone with a rush from icy cold winter to blistering hot summer and what better way to celebrate with some fabulous salads–Cobb Salad, Salad Niçoise and Potato Salad? Continue reading “SALAD TIME”
Gentlemans Portion 