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Easy-to-make Balinese Vegetable Soup Food for thought! Indonesian is one of the world’s most diverse countries. This is hardly surprising since the country is world’s largest a […]

A recipe for Harira (Moroccan Spiced Soup)
Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup, which is popular as both a starter or as a snack. It is thought that the soup’s name ‘harira’ may be derived from the Arabic words […]

A quick guide to St Austell
St Austell is essentially a mining town in Cornwall, southwest England. It’s situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Truro, lying just i […]

A first thought might be that beetroot and apricot would make uneasy bedfellows when served on the same plate. However, have you ever thought just how they might taste when they are cast as the star ingredients of […]

A quick guide to Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare, sometimes known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in Somerset, southwest England. It lies on the Bristol Channel 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bristol and […]

Intriguing facts from the natural world
A fun multi-choice quiz on some amazing aspects of the natural world. We all which is the highest mountain in the world but why not take the Five Minutes Spare Quiz and see […]

Shark Attacks: The Facts
What’s your worst nightmare? For many of us, that might well be our preconceived notion of a shark attack. However, chomping through the hype, just what is the reality surrounding the r […]

A quick guide to Exmouth
Exmouth is a port, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter and at the western end of the Jurassic […]

A quick guide to Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a civil parish and the main town of North Devon, southwest England. It lies about 7 miles (11 km) inland from Barnstaple Bay in the Bristol Channel. It’s also situated a […]

Bude – in five minutes!
Bude Haven, better known as just Bude, is a small seaside town on the Celtic Sea in the extreme north-east of Cornwall, south-west England. The town is just 2 miles (3 km) west of the s […]

Bodmin is a civil parish and historic town in Cornwall, southwest England. It’s situated inland, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Padstow, 12 miles ( 19 km) north of Fowey and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the edge of […]

What is a blueberry?

The blueberry is any one of several North American shrubs of the plant genus ‘Vaccinium’. Prized for their sweet edible fruits, in recent times the blueb […]

A quick guide to Inle Lake, Myanmar
Overview
Inle Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in Myanmar, is one of the most popular destinations for those visiting the country. It lies in the Taunggyi District of […]

Padstow is a small town, fishing port and civil parish on the north coast of Cornwall in the southwest of England. The town lies on the west bank of the estuary of the River Camel, approximately 5 miles (8 km) […]

Streusel verses Strudel
In baking and pastry making, a ‘streusel’, not to be confused with a strudel, is a crumbly sugary topping that is baked on the top of the likes of a muffin, loaf, pie or cake.  The […]

A quick guide to Exeter
Exeter is an ancient city in the county of Devon in the southwest of England. It lies on the River Exe, some 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 miles (105 km) southwest of […]

Weymouth in Brief
Weymouth is a seaside town in the county of Dorset, Southern England. Situated at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel, the town lies 7 miles (11 km) south of Dorchester and 5 miles […]

What is a Capsicum?
Capsicum is a genus of plants that are derived from the nightshade family (Solanaceae), as are potatoes and tomatoes. The capsicum originated from the Americas but they are now grown […]

General Considerations
Planting a tree in your garden can bring good all-round paybacks. As we all know, a tree is good for the environment and can also attract wildlife, as well as add colour and interest, to […]

A quick guide to Yangon
Yangon is by far Myanmar’s largest and commercially important city, with the population of its greater metropolitan area (circa is estimated to be somewhere between 6 and 7 million. Up to […]