Zurich Airport is a really rather nice airport. It is connected, directly, to the Swiss rail network, as there is a main railway station directly underneath the airport, which makes getting in and out of the airport hassle and stress free. Directly connected to Zurich, but also to St Gallen, Bern, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne and … Continue reading Food on the Hoof …. Zurich.
Food on the Hoof….. Dublin
A long time ago, in an era far, far away, there was an occasional Food on the Hoof series. I have written about the joys of food and travel from ZAmbia, SWaziland, Madagascar as well as less exocic It's been a while since hoof met keyboard but it's time to start again see where the … Continue reading Food on the Hoof….. Dublin
The Joy of Travel
Walter 'Arbinson Wimpole FitzThomas was born in 1725 in the now non-existent village of Fennly-on-the-Wold, in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire. FitzThomas was the son of Flemmish immigrant Liège Waffle makers who travelled to England in the hope of creating an Anglo-Flemmish variant of the waffle. With the failure of the family … Continue reading The Joy of Travel
A Path Less Travelled….
The fun of travelling is the fun of travelling. Over the years I have been to and experienced many places. A good rummage through the archive here will give you a good idea of my wanderings. However, sometimes, with all the travelling, it is easy to miss some of the gems that are underfoot, closer … Continue reading A Path Less Travelled….
Once or Supper ?
Where is the most beautiful part of the UK ? It is a question I've been asked, maybe almost eight times. Possibly nine. The Scottish Highlands, with their bleak, undulating and often sombre landscape, granite grey towns and villages and level of cuisine so sophisticated that the deep fried mars bar is now so passé … Continue reading Once or Supper ?
A Danish Romp.
Originally written on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Denmark; home of the Danes, famous for it's Dens, large quantities of sliced, fried and grilled dead pig, Copenhagen with it's wonderfully multi-coloured water side homes and buildings and it's "green conferences"; 'Copenhagen is Hopen-Hagen' as they announced in 2009 when Copenhagen hosted the Climate Change Conference; puns and … Continue reading A Danish Romp.
Food, Glorious Food.
Originally written on Sunday, December 5, 2010 For me, one of the things that really defines a country, a culture, people, is food. In the extreme countries are defined by their food, by their cuisine, the ingredients they use and the way they prepare a meal. The Italians, for example, are epitomised by pizza and pasta, … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food.
Wet ‘n’ Wild in Congo B’….
Originally written on Friday, November 19, 2010 It is not very often than I simply post pictures, however, with the recent rains that we have had here in Pointe Noire, Congo B', and the protestations of "neigh, neigh and thrice neigh" I felt it was only fair to present the empirical evidence digital photography..... Pointe Noire … Continue reading Wet ‘n’ Wild in Congo B’….
Congo, Day…. er, two ?
Originally written on Thursday, November 4, 2010 So, tomorrow, being the last day of October is the time when, according to story, myth and, perhaps, legend is the time when ghouls and ghosts, witches and demons are said to haunt the land with chilly fingers that reach out for a quick ephemeral fondle as you climb … Continue reading Congo, Day…. er, two ?
Scribbles from Congo : Day One of 30…. ish.
Originally written on Saturday, October 30, 2010 ....or, that at least is the intention..... I have been here in Pointe Noire since May this year and, as regular readers recognise, I have been plodding my way, inexpertly around Africa for a touch over five years now. Libya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zambia, South Africa, Gabon and now the … Continue reading Scribbles from Congo : Day One of 30…. ish.
The Joy of Travel.
Originally written on Thursday, March 26, 2009. There are many parts of human progress that have advanced by vast orders of magnitude over that last 100 or so years. Physics, astronomy, medicine are three. Genetics, despite the enormous drag factor that is organised religion, has mapped the human genome to a point where two entire human … Continue reading The Joy of Travel.
The Golden Age of Travel…..
Originally writte on Tuesday, 18. May 2010. A good part of my life is spent travelling. Not just from one city to another, or even one region to another but more often from one continent to another, most notably from UK or Europe and then on to Africa. There was a time when the boat or … Continue reading The Golden Age of Travel…..
Food on the Hoof : The Swazi offering….
Originally written on the Sunday, 28. September 2008. It has, I will admit, been some time since I scribbled any thoughts, sane or inane, on the subject of food, and more importantly food on the hoof. For those of you who are new to this concept, food on the hoof is not just the quick 'grab … Continue reading Food on the Hoof : The Swazi offering….
The Return of the Swaz…
Originally written on the Sunday, 28. September 2008. So, I've been here in Swaziland now for a few weeks so I think it is about time I provided an update on my thoughts of this place. My initial thoughts have not really changed, only enhanced really. Swaziland ISa beautiful country. Even in winter, which we are leaving … Continue reading The Return of the Swaz…
South Africa
Originally written on Sunday, 31. August 2008. A one hour flight from Dresden down to Frankfurt followed by a ten hour over night flight and one arrives in the South African city of Johannesburg. Luggage arrived, a car was waiting for me, despite that I was two hours late, and I was as far south as … Continue reading South Africa
Swaziland
Originally written on Saturday, 30. August 2008. The first thing about Swaziland I did not know was if the place was actually a country in it's own right, or like wales, was just a part of country it is in. Well, Swaziland is a country, its full name being the Kingdom of Swaziland. Which means of … Continue reading Swaziland
Madagascar : Thoughts from the High Town
Originally on Friday, 18. January 2008. Four months ago I arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Madagascar is classified as the planets fourth largest island. Not a particularly amazing statistic, in itself but, one should ask oneself, if you exclude Man, what is an island ? In simple terms, an island is simply a mass of land that … Continue reading Madagascar : Thoughts from the High Town
Planes, Trains and ………
Originally written on Sunday, 26. August 2007. Over the last few years I have flown quite a bit. Not always to the ends of the earth, not always to the most exotic of locations and not always for the longest flights, but there have been a few flights, with a few different airlines, to and from … Continue reading Planes, Trains and ………
News from the North : The Final Instalment. Part Two [the last bit]
Originally written on Thursday, 23. August 2007. So, a simple question. Did I enjoy my time in Libya ? Simple answer, Yes, I did. Libya, or at least the Libyan political system, both internally and externally, is a complicated and often janus beast. But the country, the landscape, the geography of the country is a beautiful … Continue reading News from the North : The Final Instalment. Part Two [the last bit]
Libya : A quick History
Oringinally written on Thursday, 23. August 2007. For those of you are not totally certain, Libya is on the northern coast of Africa, pretty much in the middle, south of Malta, Sicily and Italy. It's history is a long but not very complicated one, being one of people immigration and the occasional battle. A brief Time … Continue reading Libya : A quick History
News from the North : The Final Installment. Part One
Originally written on Tuesday, 14. August 2007. In a week or so I will leaving Libya, probably for the last time. 12 months after I thought I would be leaving for the last time and 23 months after I first arrived here. This therefore is my last 'News from the North', the last update in the … Continue reading News from the North : The Final Installment. Part One
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Friday, 30. March 2007. Welcome one and all to the latest excursion into the world of food. Roald Dalh understood food. He wrote about it more than once. There were Giant Peaches, rivers of Chocolate, Henry Sugar and Nibbleswick, which, is not strictly speaking food, it is a food related act that Pavlov … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Friday, 23. February 2007. This is the latest instalment from the English Epicureans occasional deranged ramble about good food, out and about. Good food should not be the preserve of the high priced, swanky restaurant, the up market chic bijou eatery that has both a Maître d' and a sommelier and where the menu has … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Saturday, 30. September 2006. This is the second instalment in my occasional series of scribbling about food on the hoof. Wherever you go in the world, there is always at least one nice place to eat, one great restaurant that serves excellent food, either local or imported. Great fish dishes, excellent meat courses … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Monday, 21. August 2006 GRIMSBY (n.) A lump of something gristly and foul tasting concealed in a mouthful of stew or pie. Grimsbies are sometimes merely the result of careless cookery, but more often they are placed there deliberately by Freemasons. Grimsbies can be purchased in bulk from any respectable Masonic butcher on … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
News from the North…
Originally written on Saturday, 12. August 2006. It has been a few weeks since my last update, but it has not been an uneventful period. Liz and Phil's Navy traded a Harrier Jump Jet for a lorry, we've discovered a pair moons, sorry, no, planets, no sorry, suns, er, objects that seem to be causing more confusion … Continue reading News from the North…
Leptis Magna
Originally written on Monday, 5. June 2006. Lepcis Magna or Leptis Magna, an ancient city along the Mediterranean Sea, located near the modern-day city of Al Khums in Libya. The city began as a trading port for the ancient people of Phoenicia around 1000 BC and then became part of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. … Continue reading Leptis Magna
The New Libya ?
Originally written on Friday, 2. June 2006, 11:56:06 So, I'm back in Tripoli and will be for a little while to come. So has anything changed here in the last five months since I have been away. Well, actually, it has. As from 1 July, the Americans will no longer be seeing Libya as a terrorist … Continue reading The New Libya ?
So where is Stockholm…. ?
Originally written on Monday, 3. April 2006. ... not as easy a question as you might think. I'm spending a few days here, entirely work related you understand, but I have just had my first potter round the Swedish capital. I have to say it is a beautiful city, really wonderful. I arrived around 1600 today, … Continue reading So where is Stockholm…. ?
Red Sky at Night, Shepards Delight
Originally written on Sunday 19, March 2006. ..... red sky in the morning, shephards warning, or so it goes. These pictures were taken by a colleague in Tripoli, mid Feb 2006. I was not in Tripoli at the time, so I can only go on eye witness reports. But, as the story goes, there was … Continue reading Red Sky at Night, Shepards Delight
Mark Daniels 