Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
Goroka, Papua New Guinea; September 2007 After yesterday’s post on Borough Market in London, here is a market of a wholly different kind. This is the weekly market in Goroka in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Papua New Guinea is a vast country with a tiny population – just 6.25 million people in an area [...]
Borough Market is one of my all-time favourite places in London. It’s a gourmet food market right near London Bridge and South Bank and a definite must if you come to London and have even the remotest interest in cooking or eating. It’s not exactly a farmers’ market but there are plenty of farmers plying [...]
I have decided to make the ‘best of the web’ link collections a weekly event, alternating each week between the Gooseberry Fool (foodie links) and Roaming Tales (travel). I hope you enjoy it! Recipes An intriguing idea for salsa – a blueberry salsa! The recipe, tested by Alanna from Kitchen Parade, also includes serrano chilli [...]
St Ives, Cornwall, UK; June 2008 Usually you go to an art gallery to see the landscapes and seascapes inside the building. In that respect, the Tate St Ives gallery does not disappoint. It has a large collection of modern and contemporary art and the price of admission also includes entry to the nearby Barbara [...]
It’s well past time for another round-up of great travel blog content. I’m thinking about making this a regular feature – I’d love to know whether my readers find it useful. Europe Jeanne at Soultravelers3 shares her top 10 tips for an untouristy experience on the Costa Brava, north of Barcelona. Lara at Cool Travel [...]
Cardiff, Wales, UK; June 2009 Here I was on a Saturday afternoon in June, hanging out in Cardiff Bay with my aunt and Welsh cousins. We were all enjoying the summer sunshine, the adults were drinking pear cider, and we were waiting for a break dancing show. Suddenly a few dozen naked cyclists rode by. [...]
After months of dealing with immigration paperwork and organising packing and shipping, I have finally made it to California. I’ve been living in San Francisco for a week and I’m loving it so far. We have a great green grocer right around the corner from our house and I’ve also been to the farmers’ market [...]
I have finally landed in San Francisco after nearly two months of separation from my beloved husband. The flight from London was fairly long – about 10 hours – but uneventful and comfortable. I flew premium economy with Virgin Atlantic and was quite impressed with the service. The last week or so in London was [...]
Kirkwall, Orkney, UK; June 2009 In June 2009 work took me to the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the north-west coast of Scotland. The Shetland Islands are nearby, a bit further north towards Norway. I took the ferry from Aberdeen and landed in Kirkwall on the Orkney “mainland”, a pretty little town with the lovely [...]
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