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Melksham is a market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, southwest England. Situated on the River Avon, its about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Trowbridge and 6 miles (10 km) south of Chippenham. It’s the f […]

Defining ”The Greats”
Homo Sapiens (modern humankind) first walked the Earth about 50,000 years ago. The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has estimated that around 108 billion people have been born in that […]

Chippenham in Brief
Chippenham is a market town and civil parish in Northwest Wiltshire in southwest England. It lies approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of Bristol, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Bath, and 18 […]

Trowbridge is an ancient market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwest England. Situated on the River Biss, its 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Bath, 38 miles (61 km) south of Gloucester and 20 miles (32 km) […]

A quick guide to Salisbury
Salisbury is the second-largest settlement and the only city in the county of Wiltshire. Situated in the southwest of England on the edge of Salisbury Plain, it also lies at the […]

A quick guide to Paignton
Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, southwest England. Paignton along with Torquay and Brixham forms the borough of Torbay, a tourist destination that has been […]

Tom Yam Goong (Thai Hot and Sour Prawn Soup) A Recipe for Tom Yam Goong Tom Yam (or Tom Yum) Goong is a hot and sour prawn soup that is considered by many to be Thailand’s most iconic d […]

A Recipe for Fisherman’s Soup
Fisherman’s soup is a hot, spicy, fish dish that originates from the Szeged region of Hungary, where it is known as halászlé. Traditionally, the soup was prepared by fishermen over […]

A quick guide to Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe is a town, seaport, seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast in southwest England. The town’s small harbour is dominated by the massive slate cliffs that s […]

A Recipe for Egg and Cheese Soup
Egg and cheese soup is a dish that originates from Italy, where it is called ‘stracciatella’. The name is derived from the verb ‘stracciare’, which means “to shred”. Preparing the […]

Poole in Brief
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and connects with Bournemouth to the east. In 2011, […]

Recipe for Spanish Chickpea and Chorizo Stew
Did you know?
Chickpeas

Archaeological evidence found in Eygpt supports the fact that chickpeas have been cultivated for at least 7,500 years.
Originally […]

A quick guide to Saltash
Saltash is a market town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, southwest England. It lies opposite Plymouth on the west bank of the Tamar Estuary, close to its confluence with the […]

A Recipe for Tuscan Bean Soup
Tuscany is the largest region of central Italy with an area of about 23,000 sq km (8,900 sq miles) and a population of approximately 3.75 million (2019). The regional capital is […]

Redruth is a town and civil parish in the west of Cornwall, southwest England. It’s located 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives and 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro. Redruth is perhaps best known for once being at the c […]

Chiang Mai Noodle Soup (Khao Soi) A Recipe for Chiang Mai Noodle Soup Noodle soup is regarded as one of Thailand’s signature dishes. However, it’s also popular throughout […]

Camborne in Brief
Camborne is a busy market town in the west of Cornwall, southwest England. It’s located just 3 miles southwest of Redruth and 12 miles west of Truro. Camborne is perhaps best known for once b […]

Did you know?
Anthropologists believe that humans have been eating basic soups for more than 20,000 years. They would have probably been eating soups even earlier but had to wait for someone to invent the soup […]

A Recipe for Peanut and Sweet Potato Soup
Some  Nutty Facts
Did you know that the peanut isn’t a nut at all? Rather, it’s a legume and member of the pea family. Although today the peanut is grown ubiq […]