We’re Sailing to the North Scottish Islands! Shetland’s islands are calling; I’ve yet to visit our most northerly isles, where the sun barely sets at midsummer, where winter days are but a few hours long. And it’s that midsummer sun I’m going for. I had big...
Wild Garlic Flaky Flatbreads. These delicious flatbreads will go with so many types of meals, they’re perfect with soups, broths, stews, curries, for dipping in hummus, wrapped round fillings for lunch… And they are so simple! There’s no yeast, no resting, simply make the three...
Take the train, not a plane. I’d spent most of the night acutely aware of every bump in the rails, every bridge, every station; it was the beginning of a very long rail journey that would ultimately take me to Vietnam and the train...
Rhubarb and Vanilla Madeleines. Gosh I love rhubarb; those tart pink sticks bring me such comforting joy and it is so much fun to cook with. If you’ve been following this blog for a while you’ll possibly be well aware of my rhubarb appreciation, there...
Fremantle to Albany. We had been on the road for almost four weeks on the day we left Fremantle, Perth had seemed so far away when we set off from Broome back then and now continuing the journey to Melbourne seemed unimaginably long: we had...
5 Beautiful Mosques Seen Through My Eyes. I have been extremely lucky to have traveled the world and visited these beautiful mosques. Mostly through trade, Islam spread to the far corners of the world and it has brought me great joy to visit historic mosques from...
Vegan No Bake Coconut Macaroons, gluten-free . These vegan no-bake coconut macaroons are delicious, snowy white treats that melt in the mouth. A simple recipe of coconut and ground almonds combined with coconut oil and a sweetening syrup to make moist little cookies. There is no...
Kalbarri to Perth It’s not every day that you meet a princess, and a princess called Shirley at that! Princess Shirley stamped our passports into, and out of, the Hutt River Province: a marvellous ‘Kingdom’ in Western Australia – or, to you and me, a...
Apricot Hastbullar These Swedish-inspired buns make a perfect little treat to go with your cuppa or coffee. Hastbullar are popular fika (Swedish coffee break) buns that are much quicker to make than yeasted breads like cinnamon rolls: the name translates as quick buns. I found...
Killiecrankie “I went above the pass where I met with another water very deep, it was about eighteen foot over betwixt two rocks, I resolved to jump it, so I laid down my gun and hat and jumped and lost one of my shoes in...
Shark Bay Stromatolites and Dolphins Bill Bryson’s witty travel jaunt Down Under had filled my head with Australia-infused wanderlust from the moment I read it, and driving up the dusty red road towards the Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station and Campground we were both filled with...
Britannia Rock Cakes Rock cakes, they totally rock! I just had to give these white chocolate, blueberry and raspberry rock cakes a name that was rock n roll enough for them, something as British as the colours of our awesome flag that they’re based on: so...
Our Demountable Camper Home So, here is our new nomadic home: it’s tiny but it is everything we want from life! If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll have seen my old home on wheels, well this is something very different indeed! This...
My Top 3 bucket List Destinations A competition to win a trip next winter to experience the Northern Lights from the Arctic Circle is absolutely something I have to enter! After my dip into Nordic Europe over the winter I have become obsessed with returning,...
German Nut Triangles I came across these nutty ‘Nussecken’ triangles in Konstanz, Germany. We had popped into a bakery and there was a tempting tray of them on the counter. A buttery shortbread base, a hidden layer of apricot jam covered with a delicious hazelnut topping, all...
Cape Range National Park The week we spent in the Cape Range National Park is one of the greatest weeks of my life, I’m so happy to share this extraordinary place and our experiences there with you! Continuing on with our Aussie road trip from...
