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Top Take-Aways: from a seasoned traveller
Thailand - Tom Yam Kung Soup Home to the world’s 2nd largest fishing fleet we have to give mention to the mightily delicious (and slightly spicy) Tom Yam Kung soup. This taste bud melting masterpiece (rated 8th out of 50 in the world’s most delicious foods by CNN Go in...
10 Best Beaches – What is your favourite Cornish beach?
Gylly Beach – Best for Crabbing and Rock pooling Rock pool crabbing with a net and bucket at Gyllanvase beach is by far and away the best to go to. Shallow rock pools host shrimps and winkles while deep rock pools hide lobster and crab when the tide is right out. Gylly Beach Café is right on...
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Rock Oyster Festival 2012: Competition
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Mr B’s Ice Cream
The big man himself, Mr B, had already clocked-up a decade of clotted ‘ice’ cream notoriety in Newlyn before spreading his… Read more
Diamonds are a girls best friend: KinetIQue ethical diamonds
Their IQ Diamond is a man-made hybrid diamond, and is treated with a special tracer for ethical reasons - otherwise itwould… Read more
A day out in… Fowey
Fowey is hardly off the beaten track, and in summer it rivals St Ives for busyness, but thank goodness the Starbucks effect… Read more
The Day That…
I was chatting to a jeweller the other day who pointed out that most people spend over £1,000 on their dress but only want… Read more
Falmouth’s best kept foodie secret
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Ahoy Sailor: Learning to Sail with Mylor Cruising
Even having racked up Competent Crew courses, a foiled crossing of the Bay of Biscay (the boat was filling with water before… Read more
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Simon, of Old Grammar School and Nomad, has taken on a new challenge in this contemporary London Underground inspired venue…. Read more
Finisterre on Tour: Saturday 31st March
Spilling out of their cool office space onto the cliff tops of Wheal Kitty, Finisterre will be welcoming all and sundry into… Read more
A Baker’s Dozen: Jamie Oliver head’s up the graduation of Fifteen Cornwall’s sixth cohort….
Jamie Oliver enthuses: “Our beautiful Cornwall restaurant has continued to impress and delight thousands of customers, and… Read more
Grumpies of Cornwall – Serious About Food
The pies arrived in a very smart van, all individually packaged in fully recyclable materials. The emphasis is on really… Read more
Best ice cream on the Cornish scene
Helsett Farm, Boscastle One of the problems I have with ice cream is that even the best, organic-est, fruiti-est,… Read more
A PIT-STOP TOUR TO POLZEATH
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Benedict Quinn: Heads-up Eating
Growing up in a large Irish family, Ben and his six siblings moved to the rural wilds of Somerset and it was around the… Read more
Gone Fishing: Totally Hooked
Ironically ‘Obsession’ is the name of Andy’s boat, a Warrior 165 with a 75hp outboard, (translates as a nifty, nippy,… Read more
COMPETITION: Scrum down with Boutique Retreats, St Agnes Barbarians & London Wasps Legends
Aggie RFC are offering two tickets to the anniversary match: click here to enter the competition. A full day of rugby… Read more
Barefoot Soundwave Festival: Competition
Two days of wicked music from super cool bands: Saturday is rocking a surfy/ folk/ rock type vibe whereas Sunday is a more… Read more
Vintage in a Tea Cup
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