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Cooking
Cooking with a Copper Stone Pan
As a man who enjoys cooking healthy food regularly, I was pleased to take delivery of a couple of the non-stick frying pans, from JML Direct’s Copper Stone Pan range. The pans’ ultra-non-stick technology means there is no need to add oil or fat while cooking. I was sent pans in […]
Places
15 top things to do during a city break in Winnipeg, Manitoba
As you may already have guessed, many of Winnipeg’s residents love sport. During the National Hockey League’s 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs people across the city wore white ‒ a mass action known as the Winnipeg Whiteout ‒ to show their support for the Winnipeg Jets, who reached the Western Conference Final. If you can’t get hold of tickets for Jets games, or don’t want to pay the exorbitant prices, you could watch the Manitoba Moose, of the American Hockey League.
Places
Ten tremendous reasons to tour New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick offers much for travellers to view and experience during a road trip in the Canadian province. Here are 10 tremendous reasons to tour New Brunswick: Dine on delicious seafood Atlantic Canada is renowned for its outstanding seafood. Freshly landed lobster and fish is served at restaurants in coastal […]
Family Days Out
Family Days Out: The Tall Ships Race in Sunderland
From 10 to 14 July 2018 more than 50 sailing vessels docked at the Port of Sunderland, in northeast England, ahead of the first leg of the Tall Ships Race. Thousands of people visited the port and East End of Sunderland to see the ships and enjoy the free entertainment […]
Experiences
A guided tour on the Douglas Bader Trail in St Omer, France
Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during World War Two. While flying a Spitfire over France on 9 August 1941 he was forced to bale out of the aircraft and was taken prisoner by the occupying Nazi Germans. On Saturdays from 7 July until 1 September 2018 […]
Travel Writing
Inside Travel Writing: An interview with Victoria Trott
Victoria Trott is an award-winning travel writer from Swansea who specialises in France. Here she talks about her life as a travel writer. Disclosure: This article contains click-through links to affiliate marketing websites. If you make a purchase we stand to make a small commission at no additional cost to […]
Places
Stonehenge, Avebury and Salisbury: a journey back through time in Wiltshire
Visiting Stonehenge, Avebury and Salisbury, in Wiltshire, is like taking a journey back through time, suggests Tim Locke in this travel feature. WREN: if you know where to look, you’ll see these surprising letters carved into the most celebrated prehistoric monument in Britain. Stonehenge has been attracting visitors for centuries, and […]
Experiences
10 reasons to attend Northern Bootcamp
This post provides 10 reasons to attend a Northern Bootcamp residential weight loss and fitness boot camp in Northumberland. Tempted by the idea of attending a residential boot camp as a way of losing weight and improving your fitness? They’re not all about being bawled at and crawling through mud. […]
Places
10 zinging reasons to visit Zimbabwe
In November 2017 Zimbabwe underwent a change of leadership. Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced Robert Mugabe as the Zimbabwean president. Early in 2018, at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Mnangagwa announced that “Zimbabwe is open for business”. For travellers, what does that mean? Travel journalist Stuart Forster travelled […]
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