I've spent the last week on holiday in the west of Ireland. Overseas travel this year is simply not an option, so we decided months ago that we'd have a family holiday together somewhere in Ireland instead. So we ended up renting a house in Kilkee. One of the main reasons I got the Weber Smokey Joe, aka "the baby Weber", was for travel. It's small enough that you can … [Read more...] about Taking the Baby Weber on Holiday
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Photo Memories
A friend tagged me on Twitter a couple of days ago with "my life in pictures". So I thought I'd participate. I take photos with my phone or one of my cameras when I'm travelling. Over the past few years I've taken literally thousands of photos. Some of them are incredibly boring, but others aren't. So in order to participate in this Twitter thing I thought I'd … [Read more...] about Photo Memories
Photos from Mexico
I need to write a few more blog posts about my recent trip to Mexico, but in the meantime I finally got round to uploading the photos I took during the trip. Here they are: … [Read more...] about Photos from Mexico
Exploring Yucatán
I'm currently in Mexico for a few days. I'll be spending most of my time exploring the Yucatán peninsula, which is rich in Mayan heritage. The only other time I was in Mexico was several years ago and that was Mexico city only. This time I'll be travelling around a little. Originally I was meant to be coming here for a work related event which was kicking off at the … [Read more...] about Exploring Yucatán
South African Chutney
When I travel to a new country I like to explore the supermarkets. I have a habit of picking up local delicacies or simply popular foods. Assuming of course that they aren't perishable and will fit in my bag. So when I go to Spain I'll pick up a few tins of seafood as well as chorizo and lomo. When I'm in France I might pick up mustards and paté, while in the US I tend to opt … [Read more...] about South African Chutney