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Buying fruit and vegetables historically has always been a local enterprise by either the growers having a stall at the end of their properties, or a village shop selling the produce that was in season in a particular area. This for those with gardens and allotments, provided a top up to what they already grew. Read more

On a whim we decided to visit Italy, it was one of the places we had on our bucket list but somehow, we hadn’t got round to arranging a visit. We had a seen a deal through one of the companies who sell the holidays which are not snapped up immediately, a five-night half board Read more

I have always wanted to take a trip to Russia, I suppose it was my inquisitive nature as a retired Cold War warrior feeling the need to visit Red square, flanked ether side by the Kremlin and the huge equivalent of Macey’s. The latter being the exclusive domain of the richer classes. The opportunity to Read more

If you are thinking of going to the Caribbean for the first time, I would highly recommend the lovely little island of St Lucia as a ‘starter island’. The island has a chequered history, having been fought over many times throughout history. During the late 1700s, the island was fought over six times between the Read more

In 2004 I had the unique opportunity to visit Kazakhstan for a couple of weeks. We were based not far from Almaty which until recently, was the capital before the centre of power went to the city of Astana (now renamed to Nur-Sultan). Kazakhstan was one of the countries on the ancient Silk route where Read more

The Battle of Albuhera took place on 16th May 1811 during the Peninsula War against the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte of France. In 1811, Albuhera was a small village on the road to Badajoz, a fortress town held by the French but under siege by the British. In an effort to relieve the siege, the Read more