Tue
29 Jun
2010

Wimbledon

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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is generally considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the only one still played on the game’s original surface, grass, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name.The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, culminating with the ladies’ and gentlemen’s singles final, scheduled for the second Saturday and Sunday.Every four years the prestigious Wimbledon Tennis Championships is totally...

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Mon
28 Jun
2010

Tasty refreshing cocktails

Posted by web_administrator | Category : General

Cucumber Mojito Crush Replacing some of the mint with cucumber adds a whole extra dimension to this cool Cuban favorite. The Goods: 1 1/2 ounces 10 Cane Rum4 slices peeled seedless cucumber6 to 8 mint leaves1/2 lime, cut into wedges1 packet Equalchilled ginger ale In a tall glass, muddle together the cucumber, limes, mint and Equal. Add to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add rum and shake. Fill glass with crushed ice, return mixture to glass and top with ginger ale. Garnish with a slice of cucumber. Pimm’s CupThis classic English summer drink is becoming increasingly popular on both sides...

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Fri
25 Jun
2010

Silver Celebrations in the Park

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My past Blogs have often detailed the excitement and history that is to be found in West Wycombe, a small village only 15 miles form the Bull hotel in Gerrards Cross and just round the corner from my flat on the quiet and picturesque Downley Common. In these blogs I have talked of the Hell Fire Caves, the old fashioned traditional sweet shop with over 350 varieties of sweets, the old haunted pub called the George and Dragon whose murdered servant girl Suki still wanders the bedrooms for this historic pub and of course the amazing views and walk over...

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Thu
24 Jun
2010

Iranian Caravanserais. The First Motels?

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No one is really knows for certain when the first hotels or inns appeared, there are several biblical references to inns and we are all familiar with the story of the birth of Jesus when there was “no room in the inn” for Mary and Joseph. On a recent trip to Iran I visited a Caravanserai which defiantly wasn’t the oldest hotel in the world but it is almost certainly a forerunner of today’s motel. For hundreds of years travellers, merchants and pilgrims stayed in inns called caravanserai, which were built along the roadside or on the outskirts of the...

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