- Coastlines, Castles & Crab – Things to Do on Guernsey
The delightful Channel Island of Guernsey is part of the British Isles but feels a world away. Here is our guide for things to do on Guernsey Continue reading - Great British Regional Breakfasts – A Guide
Did you know that each region of the UK has variations on a typical breakfast? Here’s our guide to great British regional breakfasts – naughty but nice! Continue reading - Cheers! A Guide To British Pub Culture
Pubs are a British institution – places where you can enjoy a tipple, like joining friends in a cosy living room but with more beer. Here’s our guide to British pub culture. Continue reading - RECIPE: How To Make Elderflower Champagne
Springtime is the perfect time to go foraging for elderflowers. Here’s a recipe for how to make elderflower champagne. It’s floral, fizzy and fabulous. Continue reading - Avebury Stone Circle vs Stonehenge
Wiltshire in England has spectacular Neolithic sites. Stonehenge is famous but nearby Avebury is remarkable. Which to visit? Avebury Stone Circle vs Stonehenge? Continue reading - Best Afternoon Tea in Coventry
Afternoon tea is a very British tradition. Comprising sandwiches, scones and sweets, here are some ideas for where to enjoy afternoon tea in Coventry. Continue reading - RECIPE: Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto
Spring is a great time of year to go foraging in the English countryside. We have a fabulous recipe for a vegan wild garlic pesto Continue reading - A Northern Ireland Road Trip
With vibrant cities, beautiful countryside and coastlines, here’s a Northern Ireland road trip itinerary for spending a some time travelling through this lovely country. Continue reading - Things To Do In Oban, Scotland
Located on a pretty bay on the west coast, with its own distillery and excellent seafood, there are plenty of things to do in Oban, Scotland. Continue reading - RECIPE: How to Make Umeboshi
Have you tried umeboshi – Japanese pickled plums? You can make them at home. Continue reading - Visit Guernsey – Art and Literature Activities
The lovely Channel Islands are fantastic for beach holidays and if you visit Guernsey you can enjoy art and literature scene as well. Continue reading - RECIPE: How To Make Wild Garlic Pesto
We love to go foraging in the English countryside. Wild garlic is abundant and we have a fantastic recipe for wild garlic pesto. Continue reading - RECIPE: How to Make Stinging Nettle Hummus
Stinging nettles may cause some pain if you brush past them on a walk but they are actually edible. Here’s a stinging nettle hummus recipe. Continue reading - Things to Do in Coventry
Coventry has a reputation as a dull concrete city. But it’s actually a fantastic place to visit and has plenty of things to do. Continue reading - A Walk Around Alderney
Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands. A walk around Alderney is one of the loveliest things to do when visiting. Continue reading - Go With The Sloe – How to Make Sloe Gin
It’s autumn in the UK, which means it’s the perfect season for foraging for fruit and mushrooms in the countryside. We are lucky to have many sloe (blackthorn) bushes in our local area and one of our favourite things to do at this time of year is to make sloe gin. Sloe gin is a liquer made from gin and sloes, although other alcohol bases can be used. Unlike gin, which is quite perfumed, sloe gin is much sweeter, deriving its flavour from the fruit infusing into the alcohol as well as some added sugar. Gin is a very fashionable … Continue reading - Spirit of the Sea – A Visit to Fisher’s Gin Distillery at Aldeburgh
Suffolk, in East Anglia, located on the east coast of England, is a beautiful rural county and a fine place for foodies to visit. It’s famous for its pig farming and high quality pork as well as the seafood bounty from its 50 mile coastline. Adnam’s brewery is also based in Suffolk and most pubs in the area seem to be associated with them. Suffolk can also boast the closest gin distillery to the sea. Fishers Gin is located in the coastal town of Aldeburgh and the team aim to capture the flavours of the area in their gin using … Continue reading - Unusual UK Activity Breaks – Just Take Five
If you like active holidays here are five unusual UK activity breaks, where you can learn a new skill or meet amazing animals. Continue reading - Film Review: Jadoo (Kings of Curry 2013)
Director /screenplay : Amit Gupta Foodie Expert Madhur Jaffrey Country: UK Film Rating: 6/10 Foodie Rating: 8/10 Without the risk of trying to curry favour this is a delightfully enjoyable foodie rom-com. Set in the UK city of Leicester cross-cultural expectations collide with family conflicts and culinary rivalries at the height of the festival of Holi, so colourful confrontations ensue in more ways than one. Mark (Tom Mison) and Shalini (Amara Karan) want to get married but Shalini is worried about getting approval from her father, especially as they come from different cultural backgrounds. Shalini heads back home to Leicester … Continue reading - 2 Day Isle of Skye Itinerary
The Isle of Skye is a popular destination in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Around 200 miles from Glasgow it is stunningly beautiful. Continue reading - Film Review: Nina’s Heavenly Delights (2006)
Writer/Director: Pratibha Parmar Country: UK Cuisine: Indian set in Scotland Film Rating 8/10 Foodie Rating 8/10 “Taste is in your heart. Always follow your heart.” Culinary pleasure mixes with romantic pleasure in Nina’s Heavenly Delights, the title of which prefectly reflects its tone and theme. Nina Shah (Shelley Conn) is coming home to Glasgow after three years having departed in circumstances that left her estranged from her family. But her beloved, enthusiastic and talented father has recently passed away and she has returned to attend his funeral. He was the head chef and owner of the family’s highly regarded restaurant … Continue reading
