I spent five days as a guest of the Royal Westmoreland gated community in Barbados, attracted by the fact that I would be straying in one of the houses of the sports personalities that have made the resort their home. They were all allured by the award-winning golf course where I was coached in the […]
Franglais or Just English?
I can still remember the time, when, even in Paris, a simple ‘Parlez-vous anglais?’ would be met with the annoyance hat-trick of raising the eyebrows, pursing the mouth and looking up at the sky with an expression of distaste for the foreigner who comes to France not speaking Dieu‘s own langue. How times have changed. […]
Where to go on the Alsace wine route
The “Alsace Wine Route” refers to a small but remarkably picturesque B-road that winds its way from Strasbourg to Mulhouse on the eastern slopes of the Vosges passing through a succession of Hansel und Gretel villages (in the case of Dambach-la-ville, through both village gates) and below a succession of wildly picturesque castles. And if […]