• Europe
  • Allosteria, Lucca, Italy

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    Geoff and I have visited Lucca in Italy several times for day visits when in the area but never stayed over. This time we opted for two nights in Lucca just before returning home after a great holiday full of cycling, wine and food. Lucca is a charming old walled Tuscan town – we stayed outside the walls […]

  • Chichester
  • El Castizo, Chichester, West Sussex

    El Castizo, Chichester, West Sussex, tapas, tapas restaurant Chichester, Spanish tapas, Spanish Chichester, Spanish restaurant Chichester, tapas restaurant Chichester, Rioja, ivy wines, Emsworth, Anares Rioja reserve temperanilllo, Anares Rioja, PX sherry, Solomillo al pedro ximenez, Morcilla con padron, Montadito, Tortilla de patata, Chistorra, flamenco,

    Geoff and I visited El Castizo one Friday lunchtime at the beginning of May. We weren’t sure if we would be able to get a table so Geoff hovered in the car outside whilst I ran in to see. I liked James the owner straight away, he was friendly and helpful about parking and by calling […]

  • Rest of Hampshire
  • The White Lion, Soberton, Hampshire

    The White Lion, Soberton, Droxford, Hampshire, craft beer, Bowman, Bowmans craft beer, swift one, swift one beer, Bowmans swift one, pub, pub food, pub grub, pub restaurant, pie of the day, steak and ale pie, syrup sponge pudding, syrup sponge, custard, flaky pastry, beef burger, burger, cycling, food blog, food blogger, mother & daughter food bloggers, rioja

    A couple of my cycling pals recommended to me The White Lion pub in Soberton, Hampshire. They told me that they’d been a couple of times for lunch and received such a warm and friendly welcome each time. So, it was added to ‘The List’. Geoff and I decided to check it out and it wasn’t until […]

  • Rest of Hampshire
  • Long Barn, Alresford, Hampshire

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    It was a beautiful sunny, warm April day when I took my sister Gill, to Long Barn in Alresford, Hampshire for a spot of lunch. I like Alresford, it’s a nice little country town and one I cycle through fairly regularly, often stopping for a coffee somewhere. Long Barn Lavender Growers, who grow and distil […]