Nice: Arrival, Exploration & a Nicoise Supper

I first came to the south of France in my twenties. Then, when my kids were young in the 1980s and 90s we had lots of family holidays in South West France. But it wasn’t until 2006 that I visited Nice for the first time on a short holiday with my daughter. I loved it […]

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Spain 2015: And Baby Came Too

I’ve been visiting my lovely friends Linda and George in Spain regularly for a few years but this year I’ve come with Jonathan, Lyndsey and Baby Gale. There had to be a few changes to the normal routine. No train to Gatwick but the car and long term parking plus hiring a car at the […]

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A Short History of Dutch Apple Pie

I’ve been spending much of the day getting ready for my flight to Amsterdam tomorrow morning. It’s very much a spur-of-the-moment break, booked on impulse only a couple of weeks ago. I’d been reading Jesse Burton’s wonderful book, The Miniaturist, set in 17th century Amsterdam. One night, reading it in bed, I had a sudden […]

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