The World’s Best Olives – An Investigation
It’s amazing how travel can change your perspective. On the bigger things in life, sure, but also on smaller things, too. Small, delicious things… like olives. I used to hate olives. I wanted to like...
View ArticleEating Out in Bruges
Zeno We splashed out. And I’m still dreaming about our meal at Zeno. While there’s a lengthy tasting menu on offer at this should-have-a-Michelin-star restaurant, we played it cool and signed up for...
View ArticleCatch, cook, and eat your own salmon, New Zealand-style
Today, Mr TravelEachDay made me a delicious smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel – perfect for this sunny and warm British weather. And it brought on one of those ‘do you remember when…’ moments: a...
View ArticleChecking in, checking out: Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool
You think we’d have done enough travelling by now to ensure we were streetwise enough to get on the right train from our local station. But no. Still, we breezed into Liverpool Lime Street on a sunny...
View ArticleLiverpool’s indie cafes
My first visit to Liverpool – European Capital of Culture in 2008 – was packed with surprises. This won’t be the last post I write about this massively underrated city. One thing I did notice (and...
View ArticleEarly evening fun in Soho, London
I love going out in London, and I love Soho. What I don’t like are the queues, the dress codes, the members-only access and the crowds of people trying to squish into the latest hotspot. The solution?...
View ArticleDrinking as the locals do…
Five glorious days in the searing heat of the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia. After all my hard work this year, it should have been enough just to find a spot on the beach, stretch back and soak up those...
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