Grounded!
I’ve been wanting to get away for months. First Covid put a spanner in the works. Now I’m grounded by a chest problem that I’ve been struggling with. Time to make plans. My plan had been to be on the road by April, but that’s now looking like a long shot. The best made plans of mice and men! So now I’m planning to get serious with some food and wine trips in May. It’s very frustrating to have to wait, but plenty of home cooking to keep the wheels turning, and I’ll be updating this website regularly with all my latest culinary and oenological experiences.
Easywheeling is about taking the time to travel and unwind. Most people pack in the travel in much the same way as they pack their suitcase: jamming in as much as they can based on the miserly baggage allowance, or in this case their time budget. Most journeys are squeezed into the short breaks between work, and even when the horizon is wider, most people pack in as much as they can in order to maximize their experience in the time allowed. Who’s to argue with that? Certainly not me, but I have often got back from hiolidays thinking, God I need a break! This website aims to celebrate travel at a slower pace.
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Moulin-a-Vent on the N7
After my brief visit to Beaune, I drove on to deliver the hire car that had replaced my broken down Skoda, which was still en panne in a garage somewhere outside Orleans. I have described its rather tragic last moments earlier in my blog, and gradually it was becoming...
Macon Degustation
Wine Tasting in Macon My favourite place to taste wine around Mâcon was Les Vins d’Anges. This is located close to the centre and has a Oenoteca machine that allows the clientele to sample small taster volumes of good and high quality wine at a reasonable price. The...
Our Welsh Jaunt
Our Welsh Jaunt : August 5-8, 2021 I drank my first bottle of Welsh wine chez Richard, looking down from his terrace over the battered greenhouse and the jungle below his garden, behind that the railway that runs from Swansea out to the coast, and behind that the...
What’s Cooking
Some Common Indian Food Words
This short list of Indian words used in cooking was compiled with the help of the Google Translate language App पालक paalak = spinach साग saag = greens पनीर paneer = a kind of cheese मुर्ग murga = chicken दाल daal = pulse बासमती चावल = baasamatee chaaval = basmati...
Indian Takeaway with Style
Indian Takeaway The food of India, not just Indian foodIndian Takeaway for Valentine's Day Down with a chest infection, I really couldn’t face the walk into Waitrose on a chilly Sunday afternoon in February. But it was Valentine's Day, and I also couldn't face a night...
Lou Terral
Vastly improved in recent years, Lou Terral has had some great menus du hour this summer. One of the best salads served was this Roquefort salad with walnuts and tomatoes. Delicious.
Cote Lewes
2 August. French onion soup, hake piperade, creme brulee, good Saint Chinian red, delicious cocktail on the house to start.
Vancouver’s La Quercia
Les Philosophes is a buzzing eatery in the heart of Paris’ Marais district
Les Philosophes
Les Philosophes is a buzzing eatery in the heart of Paris’ Marais district
Korean food in Seoul
Kimchi has become almost synonymous with Korean food, but there’s more to this cuisine than pickled cabbage
Talking Wine
Beaujolais Delivers
Exploring the villages of Beaujolais in January was a challenge but I struck lucky at the Caveau Chateau de Fleurie
Moulin-a-Vent on the N7
After my brief visit to Beaune, I drove on to deliver the hire car that had replaced my broken down Skoda, which was still en panne in a garage somewhere outside Orleans. I have described its rather tragic last moments earlier in my blog, and gradually it was becoming...
Beaune and the Musee de Vins
My visit to the Musee de Vin at Beaune was a vivid reminder of how important wine has been in the history of the Bourgogne region.
First steps in the Maconnais
Exploring The Mâconnais From our base in Mâcon, I drove out to several of the southern Mâconnais villages: first to Vinzelles, then on to Fuissé, then Pouilly and then Solutré. These all lie within a few kilometers of each other, and although the Caves were all shut,...
Wine Review: Hebron’s Bubbly
Hebron Vineyard 2018 Sparkling Hebron Vineyard "Silver Lining" 2018 First Release. This white wine is made from Solaris grapes. 13% abv. Made by Paul Rolt at Hebron Vineyard. Absolutely loved this. It has a strong flavour of elderflower, then grapefruit and...
Wine Review: Cuvée Secrète Organic
Grapes: Merlot / Cabernet Organic red from Jean Claude Mas. Pays d'Oc IGP. 14% abv. 2020. Subtle organic red from Jean Paul Mas. Nice flavours of red and black fruit: strawberry, black cherry and plum come to mind. Also there was a savoury flavour I couldn't...
Travel Alerts and Latest Trips
A Glimpse of the Cote Chalonnais
Côte Chalonnaise Our brief visit to the Côte Chalonnais provided a tantalising glimpse of the wine wonders of the region, rather than the full experience. This was partly because it was January, and partly because it was a Sunday, not a good combination for...
Getting to know Macon
Mâcon We have been staying in the small city of Mâcon in southern Burgundy. Just down the road from our AirBnB, in Place de la Barre, is a statue of two workers carrying a huge basket of grapes. It was made by Pierre Alexandre Morlon. The sign under the statue...
Arriving in Macon
I had expected my first trip to Burgundy to be a leisurely meander along the Saone, sampling French cuisine and the liquid treasures of the Cotes de Nuits, the Cotes de Beaunes, and the easier (on the purse) delights of the Chalonnais and the Maconnais. In...
Along the Birmingham Canals
We walked along the Birmingham Canals where graffitti artists have made their mark in technicolor
Visiting Soubes
We drove to Soubes in Languedoc for our annual holiday in the south of France.
