You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Restaurant Review NewThunderbird London (England) - Canary Wharf In the Street Feast “Big Robot” street food installation at “Crossrail Place” in Canary Wharf there are a number of fast food and drink options. Being fans of chicken… 2018-09-15 General Event Review NewPainted Hall Ceiling Tours London (England) First off, a confession: I have never actually visited the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich nor have I ever visited the nearby Cutty Sark or the even closer National Maritime Museum. It is often so… 2018-09-15 Concert Review NewManilow: Live in London! London (England) We really enjoyed Barry Manilow when we saw him in Hyde Park in 2009 as part of “Proms in the Park”. He has such a wonderful voice and is so much fun, never taking himself too seriously. When an offer… 2018-09-06 Restaurant Review NewKapadokya Cumbria (England) - Barrow-in-Furness In the area for a well-earned break it was a bit of a trouble to find somewhere to eat. Sure, there are lots of takeaways and pubs but we wanted an actual sit down meal that tasted good. Arriving in… 2018-09-01 Restaurant Review NewFrydays of Kendal Cumbria (England) - Kendal Before visiting the Lake District I had been reading an article that details the top ten Fish & Chips restaurants in England and, what do you know, several of them were actually located in the Lake District… 2018-08-25 Restaurant Review NewCantina Mexican Bar & Kitchen London (England) - Chiswick Cantina is a small place that you could be forgiven for missing on the Chiswick High Road/King Street. Formerly a tea salon the Cantina is a bit of a welcome bit of delicious, unpretentious Mexican home… 2018-08-19 Film Review NewChieri & Cherry Directed by Makoto Nakamura “Chieri and Cherry” tells the story of a young girl “Chieri” with an active imagination. When she travels with her mother to pay their respects at her father's grave Chieri instead goes on an adventure… 2018-08-18 Film Review NewCat Samurai Directed by Takeshi Watanabe and Yoshitaka Yamaguchi In the Edo period of Japan, masterless Samurai (Ronin) Kyutaro Madarame (Kazuki Kitamura) is disgraced, making a living by building umbrellas. He is offered much needed gold coins by a dog-loving gang… 2018-08-18 Film Review NewOshin Directed by Shin Togashi A 7-year old girl Oshin (Kokone Hamada) is sent to work by her peasant family in the early 20th century in exchange for rice. She works long and hard for a cruel and merciless house mistress in the cold… 2018-08-18 Book Review New1066 The Conquest by Peter Fieldman My knowledge of history is lamentable. Whether it be from my native Canada or from the UK, where I now live. So a few years ago when we visited Normandy and, more… 2018-08-12 Film Review NewRashomon Directed by Akira Kurosawa It is fudal Japan and the rain is coming down on the gate of “Rashomon” where a woodcutter and priest recount details of a horrific event. A woman has been attacked in the forest by a bandit and her husband… 2018-08-12 General Event Review NewCarnaby Street Eat Food Festival London (England) Ever since receiving an email about the Carnaby Street Eat Food Festival I had been debating whether or not to go. I was thinking it was going to be quite busy and probably not really all that cheap…. 2018-08-11 Concert Review NewSounds and Sorcery: Celebrating Disney's Fantasia London (England) Ever since I heard about this show I was intrigued being a fan of the original experimental film “Fantasia” from Disney - Classical music accompanied by animation. So, when I was given a great offer on… 2018-08-10 Book Review NewInto a Dark Realm by Raymond E. Feist “Into a Dark Realm” is the second book of the “Darkwar Saga” which is concluded in the final book “Wrath of a Mad God”. Since I did not read the first book but am familiar with other Riftwar novels it… 2018-08-09 Film Review NewMission: Impossible - Fallout Directed by Christopher McQuarrie How old is Tom Cruise now? He is awfully spry for his age…Hang onto your hat this is yet another chapter in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise that sees Cruise do most of his own stunts…and what… 2018-08-09 Restaurant Review NewGerman Gymnasium London (England) - Camden Town German Gymnasium has been high on my list of restaurants to visit for quite some time with exceptional reviews. When they offered a set menu as part of the “Evening Standard” “D&D London’s Summer Festival”… 2018-08-08 General Event Review NewCountryfile Live 2018 Woodstock (England) Another summer, another trip to “CountryFile Live” which is likely to be the largest country show in the UK under the banner of the much-loved Sunday night BBC television show “CountryFile” this year celebrating… 2018-08-05 Restaurant Review UpdatedCinnamon Kitchen Battersea London (England) - Battersea Original Visit - March 26, 2018 We are big fans of Cinnamon Kitchen and it's head chef, Vivek Singh who… 2018-08-01 Book Review NewMy Booky Wook by Russell Brand In this first autobiography by the comedian and presenter Russel Brand we hear of Brand's early days then his becoming a stand-up comedian, MTV presenter then presenting on Big Brother. The book starts… 2018-07-28 Film Review NewBright Directed by David Ayer In an alternative, gritty, reality fantasy creatures such as fairies (pests), elves (the elite) and orcs (slow and very rough) live side by side with humans. Human “Daryl Ward” (Will Smith) is a Los Angeles… 2018-07-28 More Recent Items Click for more items... Subscribe to my mailing list to receive weekly updates delivered to your inbox Note: I will NOT share your email address with anyone and you can unsubscribe at any time.
