12 April 2010 We are now in Bladdershaw Cottage, Largoward, Fife Scotland with our friends, Juli and Colin, who are on holiday here from Geneva. We arrived in Scotland a day and a half ago after a lengthy trip from Paris via Frankfurt. Our plane from Paris was canceled due to technical difficulties, then we were transferred to a later flight which meant we missed our connection in Frankfurt; but then we managed to get a later flight to Edinburgh which then got d...

Another perfect spring day in Paris - have just returned from exploring a little more of this delightful city. We walked down the Seine to visit the Eiffel Tower and on the way we got distracted at a local market…..what can we say - incredible seafood, cheeses, breads, fruits, vegetables, crepes, meats, foie gras, pastries, tarts, yoghurts and so it goes!!! Luckily we had a backpack which we filled up with chevre, lemons, bread rolls, foie gras, melon, mandarin...

Friday 9 April 2010 Our visit to Nancy was such a treat - after the last blog entry Lynda and I decided to have a quick bite to eat before catching the train back to Paris. We ended up at a little seafood "fruits de la mar" restaurant and had the most fantastic 3 course meal for 12 Euros each: salmon riette, prosciutto (jambon) and potatoes, seafood risotto, chocolate mousse and caffe - just so delicious. It has truly been a gastronomic experience in t...

3-5 April 2010 - Singapore How wonderful it was to arrive in steamy beautiful Singapore after such a frantic time getting ready to go away - the warmth, hospitality and order of this city is so nurturing. We had a great flight over - video/music on demand in our seats - we got to catch up with movies that we did not think we would get the chance so see as we get to the cinema so rarely these days! Movies included: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, The Bl...

Greetings from beautiful Paris!! Am having a dreadful time with IT at the moment, so this entry is short - just to let you know we are here and having a fab time. Will update on other info asap when I get better access to internet. All the best, R&L xxx