John Raby's Food & Travel
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Month: Apr 2016
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There surely is no shortage of natural beauty in the lush, green county of Devon. There’s a reason why it rhymes with heaven. 2 coastlines, distinctively different from each other, 2 vast expanses of open moorland, sheep, cows, clotted cream and sleep inducing fresh air are what makes this place special. I could wax lyrical…
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The name ‘Bahamas’ literally means ‘Shallow Sea.’ And when you first arrive in this archipelago of some 700+ islands, you immediately begin to see why Christopher Columbus graced these islands with this name. We found ourselves on Great Exuma, a beautiful cay (pronounced key), shot over by cobalt blue skies and surrounded by turquoise waters.…
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You don’t have to travel too far to get a little piece of paradise; well you certainly don’t have to when it comes to roaming around North Devon. Just a little peramble down the scenic coast path, with the wind in my face and the gush and babble of the incoming tide lapping the estuary…
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Venice. There’s simply no place on Earth like it, or at least no place like anywhere that I’ve been anyway. You can’t help but be wowed by this city on the water, a city that was originally built on a malarial swamp many centuries ago. Gliding past people’s front doors on the Grand Canal, courtesy…
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After a three day standoff with Hurricane Sandy, we are permitted to leave the breezy shores of Great Britain. New York City eagerly beckons and finally embraces us as we descend and come to rest in JFK, Jamaica Bay – a world away from the Caribbean. We have arrived the day after Sandy came to…
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‘What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.’ That was how the conversation went on a train heading out of Kolkata towards the railhead of New Jalpaiguri, in the far north of West Bengal. Having found our seats in the carriage, we discovered that by an administrational error, we were sat opposite Monojit & Sudip, a…
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Not an original thought, but I remember hearing on the radio a few years ago about rocks, pebbles and sand. Our lives are like containers that we fill with rocks, pebbles or sand. Rocks stand for physical, emotional & spiritual wellbeing, family and friends. Pebbles represent things that define you: hobbies, interests, things that you…
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