A beautiful wine moment, around a bottle of red Burgundy, inspired a birthday cycling trip with my sister. The route, from The Lonely Planet Guide to Cycling in France, was chosen based on easy terrain, the odd hill just to give us a bit of a challenge, and, crucially, wonderful scenery, pristine, […]
Food & Drinks
Preparations for Christmas are well under way, with food shopping taking on a different dimension at this time of the year, as we purchase herbs and spices we normally do not use. The spices include cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and star anise. The herbs commonly used at Christmas […]





