Category: Food

  • Geneva Day 1 Sat 25.5.24

    Geneva Day 1 Sat 25.5.24

    Setting off from home after work on Friday, we had a sound plan. We were heading to the Sofitel at Heathrow, having a nice meal in their restaurant and then expecting a decent sleep before heading to the airport for our 8:10am flight on Saturday morning. We’d already checked in so all was well. However,…

  • Miami, FL, Day 8, 020324, and a run for home 030324

    Miami, FL, Day 8, 020324, and a run for home 030324

    020324 I really didn’t want to get up on Saturday morning. My body was tired of huge food portions as well as American wine and cocktails. However, a check of the weather back home meant that we needed to make the most of our last hours in the US. We packed up our belongings into…

  • Miami Nice, Day 7, 010324

    Miami Nice, Day 7, 010324

    We ate breakfast at Palm Avenue Deli in Sarasota before hitting the road back to Miami. Google said it would take just over three hours, but nearly 200 miles on the I-95 South (part of it is called Alligator Alley), and some annoying roadworks that brought the traffic to a standstill, made it more like…

  • Sarasota FL, Day 6, 290224

    Sarasota FL, Day 6, 290224

    The forecast wasn’t great for this morning, it should have been foggy. I took the fact that it was actually cloudy instead, but by the time we went for breakfast at Palm Avenue Deli, it was hot enough to have parasols open at our table. https://palmavenuedeli.com This deli specialises in Jewish food cooked by a…

  • Sarasota, Fl, Day 5, 280224

    Sarasota, Fl, Day 5, 280224

    We got up quite early as I had a two hour or so drive from Naples to Sarasota. After breakfast we checked out and were soon on the road. The journey was uneventful, apart from a couple of hold ups with roadworks, and we arrived in Sarasota before lunch. We parked up outside the hotel…

  • Old Naples and Tin City, FL, Day 4, 270224

    Old Naples and Tin City, FL, Day 4, 270224

    We woke early today, I am still not sure what time zone my body is in!! It’s somewhere between ET and GMT but my sleep pattern is very awry. Breakfast was served in the lobby bar area of the hotel and consisted of a lot of sweet stuff like waffles, donuts and pastries as well…

  • Miami Day 2, 250224

    Miami Day 2, 250224

    There was no plan today, except to go for a walk down Ocean Drive this morning and make the most of the sunshine. We had breakfast in the hotel as it was included in the booking – it was lovely sitting on the front veranda of the hotel that looks onto Ocean Drive. It was…

  • Miami South Beach, Day 1, 240224

    Miami South Beach, Day 1, 240224

    The day started off at Sofitel Heathrow with a 6:30 am wake up to allow us to be at the airport in plenty of time. The hotel is in a perfect location as it is a five minute under cover walk to terminal 5. https://all.accor.com/hotel/6214/index.en.shtml?utm_campaign=seo+maps&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps Heathrow was busy but we were fast-tracked through security once…

  • Vilnius Day 4, 020124

    Vilnius Day 4, 020124

    Today we knew it was going to be cold. The hotel staff had already been telling us every day, and so had numerous weather apps…. After breakfast, I went back to the room to put on several layers and then we went out. I’d wanted to visit the bell tower in Cathedral Square, as it…

  • Vilnius Day 3, 010124

    Vilnius Day 3, 010124

    After being kept awake by loud music that continued until 4:15am on New Year’s Day, we had a good lie in. Breakfast was extended in the hotel until 1pm (did they know something we didn’t) so we didn’t get there until nearly midday, which was perfect. Once we had eaten, we wrapped up even more…