What with the New Year coming up, and with spending Hogmanay in Scotland becoming more and more fashionable, I thought I’d put my roots to use by compiling a cut out and keep Lonely Planet type guide on how to go First Footing in the Highlands, so as to help people participate in this ancient [...]
Archive for December, 2008
How to go First Footing in the Highlands
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged First Footing, Highlands, Hogmanay, Hooch, Scotland on December 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Buon Natale
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2008 | 15 Comments »
This is likely to be my last post for a couple of weeks, so I’d like to just wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.
A big thank you to everyone who’s commented on the blog, this has been a fun first year of this blogging malarkey for me. Hope to see you [...]
My Days as a Lira Millionaire
Posted in Italia, tagged euro, lira on December 15, 2008 | 17 Comments »
I came to Italy in the days before the Euro, when the Lira was still in place. Those were the days! A healthy exchange rate of 3000 Lire to the pound meant that the country was full of millionaires, a not-that-exclusive club of jet setters which even I managed to join. I felt richer [...]
La Cucina Dell’Inferno
Posted in Hell's Kitchen, Italia, Italian Products, tagged salama da sugo, simmenthal, zampone on December 8, 2008 | 17 Comments »
A recurring theme of this blog has been how deadly Scots cuisine can be. A Hell’s Kitchen of Deep Fried Mars Bars and Buckfast Bhunas. Compared to that, Italian cuisine is a healthy, delicious affair, based on olive oil, pasta,tomatoes and red wine, right? Well, yes, it is actually, but that’s not to say that [...]
Die Mensch Maschine
Posted in Music, tagged Kraftwerk, The Robots on December 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Eine, Zwei, Drei, Fehr
I’ve gone a bit nuts about Kraftwerk. I’ve liked them for a few years now, but this last while my liking for them has grown exponentially and I’ve been playing them pretty much incessantly. In fact, I reckon that if things continue as they are, by this time next year they may [...]
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