Myanmar: The Land that Time Forgot – Until Now!

By Leigh Reinhold and Emma Thomas  Our plane dips below the clouds to reveal a glistening…

Recipe: Lindy’s Delicious Sourdough

    I’m lucky. I’ve been practising staying at home for five years.   In 2015, my…

Recipe: Sue’s Austrian Vanilla Crescents

      We are in our sixth week of lockdown here in the UK and…

The Starfish is Back!

    Hello, Starfish readers: Pete and I haven’t blogged out to you for ages. Just…

Behind the Walls – My UK Lockdown

  Susan Downie, 57, is a UK-based West Australian. Easter Saturday, Week 3. On March 23, …

Barcelona Corona: How We’re Coping

      We are a family of four living in Barcelona. I, my wife Belen,…

Italy and the Virus

Italy continues to suffer terribly from the Covid-19 pandemic and the country has been in lockdown…

Recipe: Beef Tataki

  In these self-isolating times, many may wish they could self-isolate from the refigerator. But don’t…

Biking Bellissimo Bellagio

Have bike, will ride. Have electric bike, will ride as though adoring angels pushed gently from…

Film: Photograph

By Ros Seale Beautifully shot in Mumbai, this is a slow-moving and rather tender film about…