When The Begin Begun1955 was clearly an important year for the Gulf of St Tropez. It was in that year that the eponymous Club 55 first served a hungry film…Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
A Costly EnterpriseI had a friend, sadly no longer with us, whose passion in life was steam locomotion, specifically railway locomotion. He fulfilled this…Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
A Word To The WiseJust imagine that you were driving through the Parc natural des Alpilles, a delightful part of Provence not well known to many.Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Tasty or TastefulI had a very dear friend , a restaurateur, who believed that the sad state of British restaurants in the 50s and 60s was due in part to…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Welcome To LondonConsidering how far away London is, I am a fairly regular visitor and almost always, in my car.Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
All ChangeSome years ago, at my age you get used to saying that? So some years ago I wrote about the Relais des Moines at Les Arcs.Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Change makes The World Go AroundWhen, about forty years ago, we, that is: I, the captain, my first mate, the first mate and a motley crew of two young children and a…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
Whatever Next?Just when I thought that I had seen it all, eaten it all and read it all.Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021