Saturday 15 March We had driven from the Hotel Crabun in Pont St Martin to an appointment at Kalamass at 09.30 near lake Viverone on the Sella d’Ivrea (the huge terminal moraine created over eight different ice ages) and then found a very fine lunch - by accident - in A Cà Mia in Cigliano. … Continue reading Piemonte 30: a week in the Langhe: 15 – 22 March 2025
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Piemonte 29: Gattinara and Carema: 10 – 15 March 2025
Monday 10 March After a good night’s sleep, and breakfast (of sorts) at Cafe Fiorenze (again) we drove to Ghemme to meet Alberto and Angela Arlunno of Cantalupo whose large cantina we had visited in May 2022. Alberto greeted us warmly, though his vagueness has accelerated and within minutes he left us to fetch Angela … Continue reading Piemonte 29: Gattinara and Carema: 10 – 15 March 2025
South Africa part three: 18 – 24 February 2025
Tuesday 18 February - Derek’s birthday Ronnie and Luan (shadowing Ronnie Messias as additional driver for Foundation Tour Services) came early into Stellenbosch from Jamestown where Ronnie lives, avoiding the heavy traffic to make a 09.00 appointment at Aslina Wines, to meet Ntsiki Biyela, described by WOSA as one of SA’s iconic winemakers. Certainly her … Continue reading South Africa part three: 18 – 24 February 2025
South Africa part two: 14 – 17 February 2025
Friday 14 February : Hermanus: a restful weekend by the sea After the trying late evening lock-out it was a relief the next morning not to be charging out for an appointment. We had deliberately chosen to break up the visits with a restful weekend at our own expense by the sea. Hermanus has wonderful … Continue reading South Africa part two: 14 – 17 February 2025
Piemonte 27: 10 days in Gattinara – December 2024
Thursday 27 November 2024 Stansted is perhaps the least inviting airport for those living on the diametrically opposite side of the huge M25 circle, but by using the 09.06 train from Andover, changing at Clapham Junction for Vauxhall and the Victoria line to Tottenham Hale, followed by half an hour on a Greater Anglia train, … Continue reading Piemonte 27: 10 days in Gattinara – December 2024
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