14 Apr, 2021 | Food, Places
A stop in the Sardinian city of Cagliari is a great opportunity to provision. The quality of local and seasonal produce is expectedly fantastic but it’s the availability and choice of a wide range of oriental and global ingredients that’s a welcome surprise. Those of...
06 Oct, 2020 | Boat Life, Boat Tech, Food
You know how when you’re on land and get dragged into Leroy Merlin for the 42nd time? You know how when the skipper needs some stainless for a tiny boat job and then spends hours inspecting all the screws, nuts and bolts leaving you swearing to never, ever again get...
02 Jun, 2020 | Food, Recipe
With all the dried beans we’re carrying onboard, I’m always looking for new recipes and anyway, we just LOVE beans in all their forms. Who doesn’t! Here in Portugal, black beans are everywhere so we stocked up and are eating a lot of Mexican food these days, haha!...
24 Apr, 2020 | Food, Recipe
Locals are always keen to share their favourite specialities and often we’ve had people at next-door tables share tips on how best to savour what we’ve just ordered. We do most of our shopping at markets and so far, from France to Portugal, it’s actually...