Author Archives: Rupert Parker

Rupert Parker

Rupert Parker

Excellent Pomona’s Restaurant. Notting Hill

15/10/2019 by .
It doesn’t happen very often that restaurants exceed expectations, but Chef Ruth Hansom’s cooking does exactly that at Pomona's Restaurant.

It doesn’t happen very often that restaurants exceed expectations, but Chef Ruth Hansom’s cooking does exactly that at Pomona’s Restaurant.

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Autumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

15/10/2019 by .
Cortina

Cortina is famous as a chic ski resort, nestling in the River Boite valley, beneath the imperial stone towers of the Dolomites, in the Southern Alps.

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Rijeka and the Gulf of Kvarner, Croatia

05/10/2019 by .
The Gulf of Kvarner Krk Town

In the North of Croatia, at the other end of the coast to Dubrovnik, is the Gulf of Kvarner, surrounded by forested mountains tumbling down to the sea.

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Great Summer Activities in Verbier, Switzerland

02/09/2019 by .

Twinpalms MontAzure. Enjoy sun, sand and sea in peaceful Phuket

28/08/2019 by .

Hiking Gear Update

19/08/2019 by .
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It’s always difficult to keep track of new hiking gear, but here’s a guide to the products which I’ve been testing recently. As always, my emphasis is on lightweight durable equipment which works as well in town as high up in the mountains.

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