Food and Travel Magazine
This Month
If rumours are to be believed we’re in for a real scorcher of a summer. At least so say our genial meteorologists. So, in preparation for all the alfresco eating opportunities, I’ve invested in a shiny new barbecue for home entertaining and the requisite picnic gear for jaunts in the countryside. Spoilt for choice with the number of fantastic recipes in this issue, and drinks recommendations to boot, I have every tool I need to make the most of the fine weather ahead. Too trusting you say? For me the glass is always half full (though often in need of a top up), but the trick is to always have a back-up plan. This year, that means booking a few weekends away in almost guaranteed sunny climes (Porto for example) and keeping friends with homes abroad well fed and watered over the winter so that return invitations are readily offered (or otherwise heavily hinted at) around this time of year. If you’re yet to make your holiday plans then this month we have a host of ideas. For nature lovers and those who would prefer to take things at a more leisurely pace, our feature on places to sleep in the woods is set to inspire you, while for action-seekers we have scoured the waterways of Europe for the best boating holidays, from canal trips in sunny Scotland (you never know!) to sailing jaunts in the crystal clear waters of Turkey’s south Aegean coast. Clarissa Hyman also took to the water to explore fishing villages and ports on a trio of islands lying off Croatia’s striking Adriatic coast while Ian McCurrach headed to Boston, where he combined his two great loves – fitness and feasting – by joining the city’s culinary trails.
Charlotte Swift Editor
Click here to read a selection of features from our July issue
