If you’re travelling in the bush without easy access to batteries or a power point, you may want to consider purchasing the Rhino wind up AM/FM radio.
Highlighted by London’s Natural History Museum as a recommended eco friendly product. The Rhino Am/Fm Wind Up Radio will play for up to 20 hours once fully charged.
Retails for £24.99 ($50) and includes the following features:
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Posted by Ruth Miller on Thu 27th September 2007 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Hotels
If you’re ever visiting the UK it’s well worth paying a visit to the beautiful medieval village of Lavenham in Suffolk. Interesting nooks and antique shops abound whilst you may want stay in the highly regarded Great House hotel.
Room rates can be as little as £70 ($140) per night (very reasonable for a top UK hotel) which gets you a night in a beautifully aged room. The Great House includes a well regarded French restaurant run by Monsieur et Madame Crepy with a 3 course dinner costing in the region of £26 ($52).
The hotel was built in the 14th century, overlooks Lavenham’s Market Square and incorporates a choice of five rooms (one includes a four poster bed). With only five rooms it’s not the biggest hotel in the world but who says size is everything!!!?
For years I used to suffice with a plastic bag and some paper plates for a picnic. However, as I get older it seems to make more sense acquiring a proper picnic bag with all the gear.
Out of all the picnic accessories I have used, the Outwell Picnic Calypso offers the most convenient solution.
Each bag is highly portable and includes glasses, cutlery, plates and a cool-bag section for 2-4 persons (depending on the model). Retails for a very reasonable £45 ($90) at Outwell.
The Shady Beats Speaker case is a great little gadget accessory for the summer.
Suitable for summer and winter holidays the Shady Beats Speaker case carries your sunglasses or ipod and plays your ipod tunes via a flat panel speaker inbuilt into the case. It also has a water resistant exterior, anti scratch lining and a variety of colourful exteriors. I think it probably packs a kitchen sink too…
Features include:
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I am a big fan of actually getting to grips with the food we eat. Just unwrapping the packaging on a piece of steak or fish and dropping it into the frying pan is all to easy. How many of us go squeamish at the thought of killing and gutting a fish but are perfectly happy to gobble down a Dover Sole without a second thought?
Well, there’s nothing to stop any of us popping to a coastal spot, river or lake and catching your dinner. However, most of us will want some guidance and that’s where River Cottage Catch and Cook days might be of help.
Based on the southern coast of Great Britain the Catch and Cook day talks you through the rudiments of angling, hands on cooking and filleting followed by a full on piscatorial feast.
The River Cottage web site says:
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