I came across Yallah Coffee the week before I was due to travel to Cornwall, where Yallah are based, and in a wonderful piece of synchronicity they are located just a few miles from where we were going to be staying. A couple of emails later and Rich had kindly agreed to meet me, and letContinue Reading ›
Obviously Photoshopped but also so very true. Cornwall is one of my favourite places and to me the almost complete lack of phone and data coverage is a feature not an issue.
I love Cornwall, it’s somewhere I feel instantly at home and at ease. I love the landscape and the sea, I love the food and the beer, and the people are lovely. This wonderful video shows so much of why I love Cornwall, why it’s the shape it is, and what happens when you get God drunk…
A record of the books I’ve read since 2010, cunningly arranged in the order in which I read them. ☆ Starred titles are those I highly recommend. Previous Years 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |Continue Reading ›
By far my most played and most loved new music of 2018 is Preservation by Keynvor. Preservation is a wonderful EP, composed by Sebastian Plano, that combines modern classical almost soundtrack-like music with recorded soundscapes of the rugged Cornish coast to create a beautifully evocative suite of music. Keynvor (pronounced Cain-Vor) is the Cornish wordContinue Reading ›
Unless you are travelling to a cultured city or town, where finding great coffee shops is all part of the fun, ensuring good coffee whilst travelling can be a challenge. Here’s my solution to the coffee travel challenge. Porlex Mini grinder – amazing little hand grinder, all stainless construction means it will withstand even theContinue Reading ›