book review - food for free At €17.60 - this ‘life enhancing classic' could nearly buy you a good meal and a glass of fine wine… In the scheme of things it's pricy. But is it well worth it? From revealing the...

Livia, my mother-in-law, thanks to her good works and excellent connections in Cusco, was given free bed and breakfast with the Carmalite nuns on Plazoleta San Blas, less than 5 minutes walk from our hotel. Every evening would begin with Livia joining...

I enjoyed staying at the hotel at Charing ...

From Central Otago and pricier than the average Marlborough. Pity is was insipid with no bite.

The worst Marlborough I've ever tasted. Can a screwcap be corked? Smelled awful. Gave up.

<p>This operation is so Mickey Mouse they should issue mouseketeer caps to flight crew. It is a budget airlines that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of...</p>

I had no intention of doing a bungy jump. If I was going to do anything it would have been a parachute jump. But then I saw the Taupo Bungy location. It's a huge cantilevered platform that stretches 30 metres out, high above the blue-green Waikapo...

PutPlace is now in public beta. Why should you care? Well… There's only a few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. And the loss of stuff you've stored on your computer. The loss is one thing. But the bit I really hate. Is...

…what do you do while waiting for a plane. I flew to Cork on Friday [8pm Dublin - Cork] AerArann. The plane was slighly late. Apology came over the intercom. Accepted. Slightly nervous on planes anyway, we hit turbulence. The Air hostess, a...

Another fantastic Sauv from Marlborough in NZ. More melon and less gooseberry than others. Drop the oak?