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If you missed it first time, you can now watch Broadchurch on DVD
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsIf like me, you were one of the few people on the planet that didn’t get to see Broadchurch first time around, its release on DVD will give you a... -
Follow in the footsteps of the world’s first package tour
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsIt was 150 years ago that Thomas Cook took his first group to Switzerland In the group of people That Thomas Cook took to Switzerland was Miss Jemima Morrell who... -
Brasserie Blanc Southbank
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsPeter Morrell gets a reminder of times in Paris at this restaurant with a distinctly Gallic flavour My daughter went to university at the Sorbonne in Paris and had a... -
Diamonds are forever
Posted on May 19, 2013 | No CommentsAs well as a declaration of love diamonds are a wise investment. Diamond expert, Vashi Dominguez offers guidance on choosing an eternity ring A continuous line of gemstones representing an everlasting... -
El Camino de Santiago
Posted on May 18, 2013 | No CommentsLiz Gill makes the pilgrimage along the famous Way of St James We are being driven in a taxi from Santiago airport to Sarria. The ride is smooth, the driver... -
A cookery holiday with a cultural twist on Crete
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsCretan Thyme is a newly-opened holiday venture for those who want to get to know Crete and its people. And what better way than cooking and eating together? “Cretan Thyme”... -
Real rail bargains from Railbookers
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsFor all of you who are rail romantics here are three great deals from Railbookers Danube Express Budapest to Istanbul Fly into Vienna and enjoy a night here and a... -
ECO Clapham
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsPeter Morrell goes back to his old neighbourhood and finds a world of difference. I moved to London in the 1970s and as an impoverished management trainee working in Westminster... -
Steaming ahead with the Spring Cleaning
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsChris Hurley joins the steam cleaning revolution While cleaning is definitely not my favourite activity, blasting through the kitchen grease and dirt with the latest steam cleaning appliance from Karcher... -
Granny makes a Splash
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsThe life and times of a Happy Granny Now that my grand-daughter is growing into a very active and enquiring toddler, I am keen that my weekly childminding day contributes...
