A wandering bird's-eye overview of most things even vaguely related to travel, and an opportunity for writers, artists and photographers to contribute the historical, the hysterical, the quirky and quixotic... anything with heart.

Food, Wine and such
In cod we trust
Food, Wine and such
Shanghai...must be Friday
Food, Wine and such
Social Responsibilities
Family Tree
Food, Wine and such
The fruit of Nordic vision

`Noma' Restaurant, Denmark, Scandinavia -  The fascinating germination and...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Ruby red, both bright and dark

Hayashi ‘Estate  Goichi' Cabernet 2013 - There's a juicy fillet of grilled Shinsyu b...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Lost chocolate

Lost in Istanbul, Tokyo or Fes,  -Cusco, Varanasi or Venice - Wandering roller-coast...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Sometimes we just know

Call it Western intuition, in Shanghai - Photo: Sometimes we just know - Pudong,...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Of open gates and goats

An iconic name? French? - Mmm...well...not quite... But it is a distant relation, and a l...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Who am I?

I'm as Australian as a kangaroo or koala - Found at the bottom of a beer vat, a devilish ...read more

Posted by
Ian 5 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Good luck with that!

Some helpful hints for heralding in the Korean Lunar New Year - * no hair ...read more

Posted by
Ian 6 years ago
Food, Wine and such
Fes food fix...

The alleys of Fes, Morocco - The oldest continually inhabited city in a troubled world: a...read more

Posted by
Ian 6 years ago
Food, Wine and such
From where is that wine in the window?

This little number found me in Lagos, Nigeria - White? Why bother? ...it's a red ...read more

Posted by
Ian 6 years ago