Hurrah, I’m back in Covent Garden – and not a moment too soon, it’s been way too long since my last visit. Where better to break the CG duck than at THE Joe Allen? Tucked away downstairs in the back streets between the piazza and the Strand, it’s a comforting room with exposed brick walls […]
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Street food in Phuket
One of my favourite things about Phuket is that your food (and drink) comes to you! You’ll just be sitting there contemplating your next move and a scooter with a stall attached selling something will just turn up. It’s one of the best ways to eat as it’s unbelievably cheap and because these vendors sell […]
Where to eat in Kata, Phuket
As you can imagine, in a country known for its fabulous food, there are plenty of restaurants to try. Deciding where to eat dinner every night is the biggest challenge when you’re on holiday in Thailand, which should make you realise how amazing your holiday is going to be. Kata is teaming at night with […]
Dinner at Re Ka Ta Beach Club, Phuket
Okay, so on the long list of things I love about Phuket is the fact that you can eat looking out over the sea. And at Re Ka Ta Beach Club, your table’s almost right on the sand. The Club is beautifully designed, modern, minimalist and all in blue and white, even some of the […]
Take me to the beach
For beach babies like me, Phuket is quite simply heaven. Our area, Kata Beach, had a bay with a beach of nearly two kilometres. It wasn’t particularly crowded, the Andaman Sea was perfectly warm, blue and clear and, even better, there were little restaurants dotted along at regular intervals. Ours was called The Cartoon Shop. […]
Recipes using yummy avocados
I love avocados. Where I grew up in Zimbabwe we had a massive avo tree in our garden, where the fruit literally dropped off in season. I ate mashed avo on toast every morning for breakfast for weeks! I still treat myself to this favourite of breakfasts when we’re on Spain on holiday, a real […]
