thoughts from my desk or from the road
Hello everyone, it’s time for the (now annual) blog post. Here I am in the hotel Luxor in Turin. No, not a recreation of the pyramids as one might find in Las Vegas, but a 3* Best Western operation that has delivered me a nice room but sub-par toiletries. You might wonder why I’m in… Read more The Italian Paradox
Have come to the fantastically Belle Epoque Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees in the tourist resort of Stresa on Lago Maggiore. Arrived Thursday morning in a taxi from Malpensa Airport. Was a bit worried that the taxi driver might baulk at taking me such a long way, but by contrast his eyes lit up at… Read more Sunshine in Stresa
I caught the latter part of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It last night on BBC3. Nice idea – follow an animal from field to plate; but presenter Richard Johnson seemed hell bent on making this “controversial”. The problem is that the average person who chooses to watch in the first place has probably already… Read more Kill It, Cook It, Eat it
Haussmann certainly knew a thing or two about boulevards. We’ll forget the military undertones of rapid troop movements and easily barricadable side-streets, the man knew width and indeed length. Why, Baron, you are spoiling us with your enormous streets. Why would someone – in fact a lot of people – walk round the Picasso Museum… Read more Click art