When I was a kid this was one of the most exciting times of the year. There was my birthday, and the promise of book tokens, Dinky toys and a ten shilling note tucked into a birthday card, at the end of October. Then a week later, on November the fifth, it was Bonfire Night, […]
Algerian Coffee Stores, London (Soho)
October 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Wake up and smell the Maragogype Elephant Beans The Italian and I stood for quite some time with our noses pressed to the window peering in at all the different samples of coffee beans and tea leaves displayed in little bowls. We marvelled at their weird and wonderful names, Guatemala Huehuetenango, Maragogype Elephant Beans and […]
Wolves and wild boars
September 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week Peter talks about football and wild pigs, a natural match some might say. But in this case the football’s being chased up and down a pitch in the West Midlands, while the wild pig we’re talking about is a wild boar being chased through forest near the Caspian Sea. Good news for anyone […]
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