I'm a 30-something male lifestyle blogger from Hampshire writing about craft beer, food and drink, pubs, restaurants and getting outside.
If you like sightseeing and love beer, the roman city of Winchester is perfect.
Not only is there lots of history, heritage and fine architecture dotted throughout the city’s medieval streets, but there are also many excellent traditional pubs serving excellent real ale.
This pub crawl and walking tour of Winchester allows you to see many of the sights of the city while sampling real ale from some of Hampshire’s 30+ breweries.… Read more
Find out how I got on when I spent the weekend visiting some of Leeds’ many craft beer bars and real ale pubs.
It’s Saturday morning in early March on the south bank of the Leeds and Liverpool canal a few hundred yards from Leeds city centre.
Jamie and I are treading carefully along the sodden towpath to pick up our friend, Robbie.… Read more
Barbados offers amazing beaches, great food, lots of shopping and plenty of culture.
Despite all this, the best thing about this Caribbean island is the people.
Not only are they welcoming and friendly, but everyone – from the bar staff in your hotel to the ladies and gents dressed in their Sunday best outside the local churches – has a story to tell.… Read more
Every Friday in the UK, thousands of people flock to the nation’s fish and chip shops for their weekly helping of fried fish.
It’s no different in Barbados.
But instead of cod and chips from the chippie, Barbadians head to the weekly fish fry. This is where vendors cook up the day’s catch on the barbecue and serve it with a few sides and some Banks beer or local rum to wash it down.… Read more
Find out about my visit to the traditional rum distillery and plantation house, St Nicholas Abbey in Barbados.
The most famous export of Barbados – excluding pop star Rihanna and many exceptional cricket players – is rum.
Naturally then, many visitors to the island flock to the island’s famous Mount Gay Distillery – the oldest rum brand in the world.
Nowadays, Mount Gay – which dates from 1703 – is produced on a mass scale and owned by multinational sprit company Rémy Cointreau.… Read more
Did you know that Bournemouth was in Hampshire until 1974?
In my book, that makes Bournemouth burgers eligible in my search for Hampshire’s best burger. Especially since it’s been a while since my last one, at Ruby Reds in Winchester.
I had this one at Urban Reef, which is a cafe, restaurant and deli located right on the beach at Boscombe to the east of the town centre.… Read more