On the lovely island of Barbados for a week, we discover a Thomas-the-Tank-Engine-cute little train which huffs and puffs to the top of the hill and back.
FUN TRAIN TO NOWHERE
SUSSING OUT THE SUCCULENT SOUTHERN RHÔNES
As many of you know, our wine scribe Jim Walker operates Arthur’s Cellar Wine Club and imports wine from France’s southern Rhône region into Ontario. He, along with his wife and vinous […]
WILL MILLENNIALS ABANDON SHIP?
Cruising has expanded exponentially since the 1970s and there are now more than 300 cruise ships plying the seas in almost every part of the world. But Millennials are abandoning traditional types […]
A DAY OF INFAMY
On December 7, 1941, 78 years ago today, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a pre-emptive strike against the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt named […]
AN EGGY HEAVEN
At the Malmaison hotel in Cheltenham I discover the secret to perfect creamy scrambled eggs in my continuing quest for comfort foods. I’ve only recently come to like scrambled eggs. I suppose […]
Gentlemans Portion 