Global Village is on the winter calendar again this year in Dubai. An old favourite and well worth a visit. It is a theme park that opens for six months each year from the first weekend November. Global Village - first impressions then the facts. Impressions Its unexpectedly awesome. Based on the array of pulses and strange fairy … [Read more...]
Snapshot: The Ardath Pub
My memory of the Ardath Pub was that it was on the loop of a horseshoe shaped road, and in the middle of nowhere. You could see it for miles and it was a beacon to anyone who drove past. Not quite true because (a) no one drives past, and (b) it is not on a horseshoe shaped road. But I would still stay it is a beacon and quite remote. It is the only pub between Bruce Rock and … [Read more...]
Snapshot: Dubai Fish Markets
A visit to the Dubai Fish Markets requires an early morning start. The alarm went off at 3.30am and I was picked up at 4am, then met up with the others down at The Creek just before 5am. The reason for the early rise was so that we could be at the fish auction before it finished at 6am. The reason for the trip to the Fish Market was a suggestion from a kindred spirit - … [Read more...]
Snapshots: The Lunch Canteen
Over the road from the Dr YSR Reddy ACA VSCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam there is a restaurant called Swagrama where we go for lunch. It is any restaurant in India, and the food is fabulous. The stadium, which is home of the Andhra Cricket Association hosts international games (most recently India vs Sri Lanka) as well IPL, and it is our temporary office. The … [Read more...]
Snapshots – Montbrison Markets
Last Saturday’s mission was to stock up on cheese at the markets in the main square of Montbrison. Montbrison has its own ‘fourme’ which is a medium – not hard not soft - blue cheese. Added to my list as I waited in line at the cheese van was some Cantal Vieux, some St Nectair and something new – some dry goats cheese. All the maximum bacteria. Actually maximum bacteria … [Read more...]
