‘Stay out of the midday sun’ is the only thought for my brief ‘Roman Holiday’. So, when I receive the ‘“best pasta in Rome” message from my nephew Mark Schramm with the link to ‘Felice a Testaccio, Cucina Romana’, I have one thing to pursue. On the restaurant’s Martedi Menu, I see my favourite …
The island of Gozo is half an hour away from Malta on a fast ferry. It’s relatively remote and has a simplicity about it that isn’t drawing the invading hordes of tourists who could turn Malta into another Ibiza. With Gozitan Anne-Marie relating the authentic past, we relax in air-conditioned comfort taking-in the natural …
Sousse – Tunisia What a difference a red cap makes . . . to my photos. Of even greater importance are bottles of water . . . and a walking stick . . . to my survival in blazing heat here in the souk in Sousse, Tunisia. Do I care when an Arabian merchant (seeing …
Magnificent edifices, French imports, neo classical and white, set-off with stately palms, surround the harbour. Aren’t we supposed to be landing in Africa on the edge of the Sahara Desert?
Yes, we are indeed. And it’s exciting. But we are also witness to colonialism with its vestiges of elegance, and like in so many parts of the world, to the erasing of local cultures in many respects. Any evidence of the city’s Berber and Muslim origins are tucked away behind all this grandeur. So, let’s at least get a taste of that. Come with me to the Casbah, in Algiers.
Exclusive access to the Alhambra for the couple of hundred guests of Silver Cloud M makes for such a magical experience this evening. The history of Christian kings and queens of Spain coexisting with the Muslim Sultans in Granada is reflected with their imprint on the Architecture of the splendid rooms in the Palace.