For One Crime Writer, Peaceful Shetland Is A Perfect Place For Murder. Ann Cleeves, who sets her mysteries in Shetland, once asked a pathologist friend what the perfect murder would be.
"He reckoned pushing somebody over a cliff," she says. "Because how would you know whether they'd fallen or just been pushed? " Infinite Ache/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Infinite Ache/Flickr Ann Cleeves, who sets her mysteries in Shetland, once asked a pathologist friend what the perfect murder would be. Infinite Ache/Flickr Crime writer Ann Cleeves puts it best in her novel Dead Water: "Shetland didn't do pretty.
The Shetland Islands are a damp and rocky place, with endless miles of green and gray. These Scottish islands lie hundreds of miles from any mainland, as far north as the tip of Greenland. Old stone houses abut the harbor in Lerwick, Shetland's largest town. Toggle caption Ari Shapiro/NPR Old stone houses abut the harbor in Lerwick, Shetland's largest town. Ari Shapiro/NPR This is a land of extremes. 'Seen From The Sea' The Perfect Murder. Champagne wine route: top 10 guide. Champagne is like no other wine region in France.
Although it is the ultimate in bottled glamour, it is doubtful if even most French people have much idea of how champagne is made – the almost feudal relationship between the rural growers and the luxury champagne houses, the difference between, say, a champagne that is an "assemblage" and a Blanc des Noirs, or a "millesime" vintage and an NV, the anglicised non-vintage. While the famous international brands demand a hefty fee for a tour of their cellars, there is an increasing number of smaller vignerons who receive visits from the public, and don't charge for tastings, while winemakers are also opening their own B&Bs all over the region. The nearest vineyards are only an hour from Paris, and a few days stopping off at small cellars, meeting the people who make the bubbly, is the perfect way to begin to understand the mysterious world of champagne.
Restsursnts. Minimalist Travel Gear Packing List: Insanely Light Luggage Edition. Market Cross Webcam. 52 Places to Go in 2016. When Pope Francis visits Mexico City next month, he will draw the faithful from around the country.
The Mexican capital, though, is attracting pilgrims of another kind: travelers seeking some of the world’s best cuisine, museums and forward-thinking design. With young people from around Latin America and Spain streaming into the city, and the Mexican peso hitting record lows against the dollar, the city — daunting and endless as it is — radiates energy. Certainly, there is no more exciting place to eat. Enrique Olvera, who reinvented Mexican cuisine at Pujol, has inspired a generation of restaurants in his wake; recent openings include Fonda Fina in La Roma and Fonda Mayora in nearby Condesa.
Design fans can work up an appetite shopping for products by studios like David Pompa and Lagos del Mundo or for designs by Carla Fernández. But getting to know the city means diving into its colonias. Broadsheet Sydney - Broadsheet. Southern Indian spices and village cuisine are at the centre of Sam Prince’s newest restaurant.
In a dimly lit, terracotta-clad basement deep under George Street, there’s a (small) revolution happening. The refreshed approach to Indian food, from Sam Prince (Mejico and Zambrero) and head chef Bimal Kumar, focuses on the rural flavours and cookery elements of southern-Indian and Sri Lankan villages. “When I went to these countries and did aid work, the people in these villages couldn’t pay us. Instead they very graciously welcomed us into their homes and put on huge spreads,” says Prince. “This was the food that I thought was beautiful and authentic, and something the West needed to experience. " Sarakirstentravels. To be honest I actually wanted to call this entry ‘Frightened as f#$k in Foula’ but decided that probably wasn’t web friendly or appropriate.
If you hadn’t already gathered it by now, we are trying our darndest to fit in as much of Shetland as possible, which also includes as many islands as possible. So when Maurice mentioned Foula, which is only accessible by a flight and a ferry on certain days, we jumped at the chance! It is also ‘home’ to a few very lovely tunes such as ‘Da Fields of Foula’, ‘Sunset over Foula’ and ‘Da Sneug Water Waltz’, though that last one is an assumption on my part. There’s also a great poem about the fisherman of Papa Stour called ‘Rowin Foula Down’. Back to Foula. So early Tuesday morning we hopped on a plane at Tingwall airport and 20 minutes later arrived at the edge of the world. This is where we started to get a little scared. We had been warned about them the previous evening, and told to find a large stick once we got to the island. Se rendre au Geirangerfjord et à la Route des Trolls. By bus There are daily express bus departures to the area from Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen, all operated by Nor-Way Bussekspress.
From Oslo via Gudbrandsdalen and StrynefjellMøreekspressen (day) og Nordfjordekspressen (evening/night) runs via Gudbrandsdalen and over Strynefjell to Stryn with year-round connections to Hellesylt and Stranda, approximate travel time 9 - 10 hours. During the summer season (15 June - 31 August) there is also a bus connection to Geiranger (approximate travel time 8 hours and 30 minutes) via Geirangervegen for the 9:30 departure from Oslo. From Oslo via Gudbrandsdalen and RomsdalenDag- og Nattekspressen runs via Gudbrandsdalen and Romsdalen to Åndalsnes (approximate travel time 8 hours) and Ålesund (approximate travel time 10 hours). From Åndalsnes there are bus connections over the Trollstigen Mountain Road to Valldal and Geiranger during the summer season (15 June - 31 August), or via Ålesund or Sjøholt year-round.
By train.