Kemey and I joined a recent voyage and had a lovely time. Continue reading
Here’s our look at some of the best discounts and special offers that seniors can tap into for thrifty travel and smart spending.
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Judith Schrut previews this summer’s Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
If you’re a classical music lover, it doesn’t get much better than the BBC’s summer Promenade Concerts, affectionately known as the Proms. The world’s greatest festival of classical music and a British national treasure since Victorian times, the Proms roared into London’s Royal Albert Hall this week, setting off 90 concerts and two months of non-stop musical feasting. Continue reading
With the end of the school year, my children insisted on an end of the year treat. Where did they want to go? HipChips, a quirky eatery, situated on Old Compton Street in Soho! Continue reading
While you may be imagining crowded facilities, kids running around, loud music, and less than optimal food and drink, not all resorts follow this stereotype. Many all-in resorts offer top-quality accommodation, dedicated and knowledgeable staff, and other amenities; all this is done with an eye on making guests as happy as possible and giving you more bang for your buck than you otherwise would get if you had booked and purchased everything for yourself à la carte. But all-inclusive resorts aren’t for everybody. Especially for independent travels, a stay at even the swankiest of five-star resorts can feel like doing time in a prison.
To help you determine if an all-inclusive resort is right for your vacationing preferences, here’s a roundup of the key questions to ask yourself before booking an all-in holiday.
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Summertime Britain is a food lovers’ paradise, with dozens of festivals, fairs and other tasty offerings where food and cooking take centre stage. That’s certainly true at the Port Eliot Festival in Cornwall. Continue reading
To be honest, I went for the beer. The Guardian Masterclasses event, held at the Everyman Theatre near King’s Cross, was hosted in association with premium Italian brewery, Menabrea Birra. Continue reading
Golf can be traced back as far as the year 960 in ancient China, with it’s more contemporary roots being aligned around the year 1457 in Scotland. Throughout the centuries, the game, and the players, have evolved in exciting and fascinating way, largely due to the players themselves. Golf poster bring into crystalline detail of the grandeur that each and every player has brought to the game. Continue reading
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And guess who’s got one of these kettles to giveaway? Yup! It’s me, continuing with the My Coffee with Melitta miniseries. Continue reading
With the warmer weather, individuals tend to go out more. There are countless backyard BBQ’s with tons of delicious foods. Of course, there are those fabulous food carts and ice cream stands as well. Much of this food is really loaded with calories, high fat and sugar amounts. Highly processed foods used a lot in fast foods and snacks contain harmful ingredients like high amounts of salt, MSG and other unhealthy flavourings and even chemicals. There has to be a better way to eat this summer. Continue reading
It’s no secret I’m a fan of rum nor that I’m partial to ones from Jamaica. So when the folks at Campari UK invited me along for a tasting of their rum portfolio at rumspirational venues across Brixton, I was keen to accept. Continue reading
I remember this Lower Clapton Road establishment from a few years back when it opened as decidedly Frenchy The Bonneville. I was surprised and somewhat saddened to hear it had been rebooted as The Elephant’s Head with the menu now leaning more toward British fare. I really liked The Bonneville and thought the food was awesome. Oh well. During a recent visit, I was heartened to see the drinks list wasn’t messed with too much and that the food on offer was still tasty. Continue reading
I had a lovely lunch there recently. Dining outside in the restaurant’s large terrace on a sunny summer day, I felt as though I was in California, though I was plenty pleased to be in London enjoying a fine meal in such a nice setting. Continue reading
Delicate skin and an ever-broadening bald spot mean that sunscreen and a cap are essential in my carry-on, even when I’m checking a bag. I keep a charged solar power bank with me to make sure my phone stays juiced up. I hardly ever leave the house without a reusable water bottle these days.
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Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California 1936 © The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of CaliforniaWhether this is your first exposure to Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) and her remarkable photographs or you’re a lifelong admirer, this is a must-see exhibition. I was surprised to learn it’s the first ever retrospective of her work in the UK. Continue reading
London’s Open Air Theatre season is set to return to the heart of the capital this August. Now in its 15th unforgettable year it will offer Londoners free access to the city’s finest theatrical artists and experiences. Performances will run from August to September as part of the Summer by the River Festival which takes place at London Bridge City. Continue reading
So pour yourself a shot of your preferred poison or mix your favorite cocktail and let’s get island hopping!
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The party set includes eight small plastic piggies (four pairs), a deck of 30 cards, and carry case. Continue reading
Did you know I can predict the future? Me neither. Because I can’t. Nobody can. But isn’t it fun to punditize (yes, I made that up) when offered an opportunity? And that’s just what the lovely folks at Clementine Communications have afforded me with the invitation to submit a guest post. So here is a trio of trends that I wholeheartedly welcome and I reckon are set to shape the food and drink scene over the remaining months of 2018 and into next year.
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I savoured more bites than I usually would expect for a midweek excursion during my recent Delicatessen dinner and found the range of dishes to be well rounded and extra tasty. Here are some highlights from my browse through the menu. Continue reading
From traditions set when it was fledgling French colony to its contemporary cosmopolitan cravings, this town serves north woods nosh to keep even the pickiest eaters happy.
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I hope you enjoyed the journey. Whether you’re looking for a cheap meat feast, an organic indulgence, or a plant-based power snack – there’s a currywurst in Berlin for you! And if you’re ever in Berlin with a hankering for something completely non-wurst but still civically satiable, I also hope my suggestions of ‘authentic, local and not currywurst’ street foods can guide you in an appetising direction.
Here’s a list with links to all the posts in my Berlin | Best of the Wurst miniseries: Continue reading
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Among my favourite non-currywurst dining experiences were two that were just as authentically Berliner and equally inexpensive and tasty: Bäckerei & Konditorei Waldtraut Balzer and Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap. Continue reading
Dishes like the Ipanema (chorizo, avocado and poached egg on a maize muffin, £7.85) and the Samba (grilled veggies, black beans and poached egg with crispy sweet potato on a maize muffin, £7.85) were as full of flavour as they were filling. Ditto the chargrilled cured Portuguese chorizo (with chunky chips and black honey syrup, £7.50). Continue reading
Being on the road for a month with a tight budget and tighter itinerary made it hard to eat as healthily as I would have liked or otherwise done. And given how craven I can be about food, it was doubly difficult being in carno-rific Germany for all that time. But I tried to do my best getting enough veggies and fiber while limiting the most excessive of treats to rare occasions.
Honestly, very nutritious and non-meat options were available across the country and could be purchased with relative ease, particularly in Berlin and as long as I could look past the many awesome kebab shops, butcheries and such. I didn’t have to totally give up on my pursuit of Berlin’s best currywurst though! Continue reading
Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
Set beneath an elevated U-Bahn track, this East Berlin takeaway has been serving affordable street food with a kick since 1930. Continue reading
Judith Schrut munched apples, threw ping pong balls and couldn’t stop laughing during Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music: the First Act.
Live knitters, brass musicians and backing singers stage left. Harp, strings and temperance choir, stage right. The legendary Taylor Mac, aka the gender fluid pronoun ‘judy’, in a multi-coloured explosion of glitter and tinsel, spectacularly centre stage. Continue reading
Family-owned Witty’s Organic Foods has been in operation for a few decades, opening its first snack bar in 2003 where all sausages, sauces and fries are made in-house from organic ingredients. Continue reading
Frida Kahlo w/Olmec figurine, 1939/Photo Nickolas Muray©Nickolas Muray Photo ArchiveFrida Kahlo (1907-1954) was one of the most recognised women artists of the twentieth century, not only for her colourful, characterful paintings but for a life passionately, stylishly and courageously lived. Continue reading
