Walk about – Senglea, Malta
When you stand on the south-facing fortified walls of Valletta, Malta's capital city, Fort St Angelo ⛫ is what captures your attention. A little to the West, across the creek, the city of Senglea is just as noteworthy.
Artichokes with Peppers and Olives
On continental Europe, the weather is chilling down and everyone is preparing for the impending winter season. Given the change, why not travel to the Mediterranean with a Marinated Artichoke
The Legend of the Golden Well
Prague is a city built on legends and stories which abound with every street corner. One of my favourite activities here is to roam around noting the magnificent designs on
Dolce Havana Cocktail
Travel with me to the sunny Caribbean island of Cuba – where the times are a-changing, even though it looks like the 1960s – with this recipe for a summery
A Crystal Night
One juggling act travellers face is simple – when choosing a restaurant do you go for something close to the reassuring familiarity of the tourist centre or do you opt for
The Bloody Mary
Rather an unusual name, don’t you think, for a cocktail? There are some Paris-based New York bartenders who claim to have created it themselves. There are some who claim it
Wine Tasting in Gozo
One of the joys of travelling to Malta is the trip down memory lane, and across the country, to get to the island of Gozo by boat. Gozo is many
Santa Engracia – Lisbon
The National Pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal is a 17th century church that was converted to a national monument and is now the final resting place for Portuguese personalities. Walk with
How to (really) travel
As an expat, and as someone who enjoys travelling, I am often drawn into conversations about living abroad and how I can do it or how I choose to do
The Caruso Cocktail
Travel with me to New York City at the beginning of the 20th century: when Neapolitan opera singer Enrico Caruso sung at the Metropolitan Opera, lived in the Knickerbocker Hotel