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Endearing pandas and a towering Buddha bewitch Alison Jane Reid on a colourful tour of central China. China, pandas, exquisite food, a giant Buddha… How could I say no? The offer of a trip to Sichuan Province was irresistible, and two weeks later I arrived in Chengdu in time to see the lights of Tianfu Square twinkling like [...]
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We’re updating our guide to secret, green, and organic West Cornwall for 2011. If there is anywhere off (or even on) the beaten track that we’re likely to miss, we’re happy for suggestions to be left in the comment section, prefereably with a reason why it should be included. Illustrated: Cousin Molly’s organic hens in Treen (south) lay the best eggs [...]
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Ventnor is fast becoming the gourmet capital of the Isle of Wight, and now, at last the lovely Botanic Gardens has a café worthy of its world-renowned status and a talented, charismatic, new chef in Bridget Wells. The Royal Garden Café is my hot tip for a seasonally inspired lunch or decadent afternoon tea with [...]
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His Majesty can be terribly last minute. After my week away in Chengdu, China, he is like a caged animal and is absolutely desperate to throw off London and go expeditioning. “I need to see a green field,” he says rather forlornly. But where can you go and come back from comfortably, when it is [...]
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How would I like to go to Chengdu, China’s fourth City – home of the giant panda, fiery Sichuan cuisine and rare China teas asked a good pr contact on a day when nothing was really happening. I had forgotten how much I had yearned to go and discover a country that could deliver beauty, [...]
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We were thrilled to discover a carpet of spotted orchids on the slopes of the South Downs, above Lewes on our recent expedition. Nothing beats seeing these delicately beautiful, intricate and extraordinary flowers gently swaying in a summer breeze. After years of decline, the orchid is making a comeback in the British countryside, and one [...]
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Sometimes His Majesty and The Ethical Hedonist just need a day out to recharge our batteries, let someone else do the cooking, and loose ourselves in the great British countryside. “It’s Thursday morning, let’s go to Lewes, I suggest very decisively. “ I’ve heard the town really likes to champion green businesses and local, organic [...]
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I’m in love with the romance of train travel! But not the kind of travel born out of dull necessity or the long inexorable commute to work. This is the first of many odes to The Union – to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland – a journey undertaken for pleasure, adventure and getting lost! To [...]
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The consort referred to in these pages as His Majesty has cracked the Ethical-Hedonist’s master-password and hacked into the website in order to post this birthday greeting to Alison. The chefs at The Indian Dining Club are preparing a Birthday Banquet this evening, so she’ll be whisked off to the farmer’s market to choose some [...]
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October and our London cottage has become a glorious, aromatic perfumed den. Corners in every room from ceiling beam, to spare ledges and every single surface in the guest bedroom is crammed to bursting with neat rows of flowers, herbs, dark red rose petals and lavender tied in bundles or, laid out on pages of [...]
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