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Americas

Niagara Falls – Up Close and Personal

Anna Hyman is still not sure which she preferred the most. The Hornblower Niagara Cruise, up close and personal to those awe-inspiring Falls, or the dramatic Niagara Helicopters flight over them. We were having a short break in Ontario and had flown Air Canada into Toronto’s Pearson International airport and transferred to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a […]

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Festivals & Events

Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show

From safaris to cruises, adventure holidays to rail journeys, ‘Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show’ provides the ultimate in travel inspiration for 2016. The show will run at Olympia London from 4 – 7 February 2016. The UK’s leading and longest running travel show will be bigger than ever in 2016. Visitors can take advantage of a […]

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At The Pass

Reform Social and Grill: Mandeville Hotel, Marylebone, London

I loved Reform Social and Grill. I had a feeling it was going to be good when I walked in off the street, exceedingly windswept and very wet, and was given the most lovely smile of greeting by the young woman on reception. I was early, very early, but the weather was far too foul […]

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At The Pass

Bella Cosa – Canary Wharf, London

Exit South Quay DLR station and almost directly opposite is a passageway running alongside a small dock. Walk down it to the end and turn right onto the main esplanade for about 150 yards; it’s an interesting four minute walk watching the dockside activities and cormorants fishing for their lunch. And lunch was where we […]

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Book Reviews

The Silver Spoon: Quick and Easy Italian Recipes

The Silver Spoon was first published in Italy in 1950, and in English in 2005, bringing together a collection of some 2000 recipes gleaned from both restaurants and homes and becoming an all-time best seller.

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Book Reviews

Toast – The Cookbook

Toast, especially hot buttered, is one of our all-time favourite comfort foods. Raquel Pelzel’s book hasn’t made us change our mind – but she has made us think again about this satisfying, homely feast.