International Festivals, unique and interesting. A monthly list to plan your travel diary around. Festival Tourism from around the world.

Home crafting has been popular for many years but as a rule been restricted to scrapbooking, knitwear and artesian bread-making. The last...

With the hotly anticipated Netflix release of "Eurovision Song Contest" we have revisited Iceland and it's traditional food: skyr

There are many traditional dishes of the Czech Republic. The goulash is by far my favourite option, and a recipe that I have made many times

A short history and the wellness benefits of Rooibos tea

I’ve been trying to ingratiate myself with Beth so she'll invite me on some of the fabulous, off the beaten path travels of hers. No such...

California Tourism: Paso Robles and Cambria California for wine, food and relaxation.

Recipe for Empanada, baked savoury pastries from Argentina.

Americans are very loyal to their sport teams. They are also very loyal to drinking. Add the two together and you have a party; the...

As I enter my..grey years, I’m presented with some incredible opportunities. Contributing to this blog is one, tailing along on...

Baking Danish rye bread at home with Phyl. A staple of the Danish diet, this rye is full of fibre and flavour, low in fat and sugar.

THANK YOU, MOTHER CITY! I finally got my husband, Joe, to make the long trip to South Africa. I had been before but always wanted to see...

'Sister of the Traveling Knickers' told me about the wonderful day she had scrounging around the East End of London on a sunny Sunday...

I’m contributing this post not because sister of the traveling knickers has been to Guatemala recently...or at all..but because I have...

Exactly one year ago I started this blog with the intention of becoming a world famous travel essayist, specialising in spa resorts and...

On my recent trip to Nepal (enter here groans from people thinking that I am showing off), my lovely group of volunteers and I were...

Having lived in Italy and then returning every few years, I feel I have a grasp of the best foods to eat thru taste trial and error. In...

I’m sure everyone had a go to recipe for a tomato meat sauce over noodles that their mum used to make, either from scratch or using...

See Highlight Reel for quick access to information and addresses. I really don't need to add anything else to this post. Go to Rome, find...

Aah, autumn in Vermont. What could be better than the colours of fall, foliage, crisp weather and the savoury aroma of a bon fire. Add...