Well, for one thing, I get a free layover of about 18 hours, between my connection from Munich to my flight home from Istanbul to SFO. So, why not take advantage of this layover, spend the night in a decent hotel, instead of spending the night in the airline business class lounge? I was just here in May, 2019, just before the pandemic hit in early 2020. I spent about a week here, with a local guid Read on...
So, how does brut rose champagne get its tint? From Bubble and Flute: The quick answer is they totally ignore that pesky little pressing to avoid colour taint rule. All red wines are made from prolonged contact with the black skinned grapes. For ros champagne, there are three specific ways it can be madeBlending (or Ros dassemblage) when still red wine (in varying amounts between 5 and 20%!)(MISSI Read on...
We cant remember the last time we visited Ashridge Estate, northwest outskirts of London. We decided to do trekking course on 23 October 2020.
We took the train from Euston for Tring. We saw rain falling, wet platforms from the window on the way to the destination. As we left Tring station, we crossed over the road to start the trekking course. There were signposts for Aldbury, Bridgewater Tower, Read on...
From the Washington Post: Across the country, pollen season is starting earlier and intensifying because of rising global temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations. Previous research showed that pollen season lengthened by 20 days over the past three decades across North America, while pollen concentrations increased by 21 percent. The most affected places were the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. Read on...
The lady in the car park was delighted to see us as she had a tiny weeny parking spot just waiting for a Smart Arse like ours. She said they are super busy at the moment and yesterday they had to close the carpark as it was full.
This is of course because there are so many people holidaying in England because of Covid who would normally be abroad. Oddly that has nothing to do with why Bob and I a Read on...
Tuesday - another day and another house. Another town too. Wrexham . What would I if I were a visitor think of Wrexham? As we drove through I thought it shabby, unloved with many empty shops. Devoid of any character . It was not the town I remembered fondly of as a child. Then it was an hive of activity with bustling shops, markets and people . So many in to do their weekly shop. We passed the Lem Read on...
Today I left England for Norway and I knew it was going to be cold I was just unsure how cold. The weather report said avg of -3℃ so thats not bad I can deal. Landed and everyone was pulling jackets and scarves and hats out of their bags. Reminded me of people from when it hits 50℉ just layer upon layer. So I was a bit worried I under planned for the cold with only my leather jacket and hat. Read on...
I have to apologize for not be really on time for writing my blog these days. Been pretty busy at home, and I will about it!
This blog cover the little road trip we did from the wine region of Stellenbosch all the way to home...with few golf courses on the way the last 2 weeks of November.
Little Covid update. Sadly my predictions established early October have been pretty on the dot when to Cov Read on...
Turns out, its pretty difficult to put the pack back on and get going again when youre in a warm, friendly bnb, with a hot shower and having had a tastey cooked breaky but we managed it and, after a few initial aches, found the rhythm fairly quickly.
This 10miler part of the TMW mostly follows along the river and is rated as one of the best bits and it didnt disappoint; it is very beautiful! Help Read on...
We flew to LA today. WHY? Because apparently I like things to be difficult and Im cheap. Flights to LAX from SGF were $85 per person, we are staying at our (former) favorite hotel in LA this evening, and we have free flights to Seattle tomorrow morning. Cruise to Alaska leaves Seattle Sunday
So today. I as normal and walked the dog up the hill and back and we both had just decided to slow down Read on...