The six mile walk at Fewston Reservoir near Harrogate in North Yorkshire is one my favourite weekend outings over the past thirty-five years. In spring, bluebells carpet the forest floor and in autumn, the colours can be breathtaking. There are ducks and gees and Great Crested Grebes in the water and woodpeckers in the trees.…
Today, I wrote to Sri Lanka Tourism about taxi fares in Sri Lanka: “About 40 UK visitors attended my daughter’s wedding in Sri Lanka last week. Almost all of them made adverse comments about how much the taxi drivers demand from foreign visitors even for short journeys.They all wanted me to book transfers to the…
Today I took the morning flight from Yangon in Myanmar to Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airways. There was no problem with the flight itself but the service in economy class left a lot to be desired. The stewards were glum faced and unhelpful and the lunch served was one of the worst, no choice inflight meals…
“Have you brought something for breakfast?” I asked Peter. “I have a magnum of Devaux,” he said. There were boiled eggs, smoked salmon and half bottles of well chilled Manzanilla too. The smell of freshly brewed coffee began to fill the coach. We were on our way to London for Gauguin at the Tate Modern. I have waited…
Rutland Bird Fair is another opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones. Steven & Ann Cameron were running the African Bird Club stand. Gehan de Silva who arranged our last birding tour to Sri Lanka was at the JetWing stand promoting ‘Big Five‘ tours to the island. Dimiter who was our guide in…
“Another trip to the Sherry Triangle is long over due” they tell me. The last visit was nine years ago, in 2001. We still talk about it – the Fiesta in Jerez, visit to the hunting lodge in Donana, flamenco of Sara Barras and of course, the food and wine of Andalucía. It would be…
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