Demise of La Gondola
Sadly La Gondola, reviewed last July, has closed it’s doors. Glengormley is obviously not amenable to non Asian restaurants, with the…
London Town
How to spend a weekend break in London. As usual Julie-Anne of Oasis Travel organised everything in her inimitable manner…
MSC Magnifica, Magnificent for Mediterranean meanderings
This was our first “proper” cruise, not counting the Nile and Rhine so, even with the help of Cruise Critic…
Café des Amis, 11-14 Hanover Square, London WC2P 9JE
The Café des Amis is tucked away up a very narrow side street, designated as Hanover Square, between the Long…
Veeraswamy, 99 Regent Street, London
The oldest Indian restaurant in the UK, Veeraswamy’s has been in the same location in the Nash Arch, Regent Street,…
La Rosa Dei Venti, Santa Croce 164, Venice
Unfortunately I do not have a photo of this most Venetian of Venetian trattoria. Do not confuse it with the B & B of…
Armadillo, North Terminal, Gatwick
If you are passing through the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport and fancy a bite you could do worse than…
Christmas Letter 2010
I’m sitting in the computer room (not allowed one in the living room) trying to think of a new way…
O’Neill Park, Newtownabbey
Took the dogs for a trot round the park this afternoon, 5 December, with the temperature hovering around zero. Plenty…
REME JUNIOR LEADERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION
A couple of years ago Barry Johnson first contacted me with a madcap scheme to have a reunion of the…