During the Golden Era of cruising, ocean liners became the epitome of romance with many assignations, love affairs and honeymoons conducted at sea. But the decline of trans-Atlantic crossings by ship combined […]
ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS
FOOD FOR COMFORT
Nigel’s 300th blog features delicious garlic parmesan duchess potatoes.
CHOP CHOP
Trying out some simple Chinese stir fry recipes.
THAT WINERY NEAR AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Discovering Château Beauferan and their outstanding wines.
WHEN WILL IT BE SAFE TO CRUISE AGAIN?
The ban on cruising in American territorial waters was lifted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in late October subject to strict conditions. But with COVID-19 rates still setting daily records […]
SIX SWEET PUDDINGS
As I finish off the very British Christmas pudding, I reflect on the fact that I’m not really a dessert person. But I do have some favourites.
TRAVEL DREAMS
With the seemingly endless lockdowns affecting travel plans, I’m dreaming of my favourite destinations, which I hope to visit again one day.
WISHFUL WANDERLUST!
The pandemic has negatively affected many folks’ travel plans, but it doesn’t prevent us from dreaming of future peregrinations and making plans for when we can venture forth once again. Here are five destinations that beckon for our wine scribe Jim Walker.
MY WET DREAMS
Most passenger ships have been sitting idly at anchor since the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the cruise industry last February. A few cruise lines had hoped to resume operations by year-end, but […]
SIX DELECTABLE MAINS
Gentleman’s Portion: The Cookbook is now available online with more than 90 mostly vegetarian recipes. Here are images for six outstanding main courses from the book.
Gentlemans Portion 
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