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I'm a trained journalist and I have undertaken freelance work with some local British newspapers and some national magazines. Lately my writing has been for web sites and company publicity. I edit and blog for a US site regularly and I maintain my own blog.

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Food & Drink > Beer (Other) An introduction to beer's essential ingredients: 9 of 9
Given that the beers of the world are divided into their various sub species' of lagers, bitters, stouts etc. by dint of various brewing techniques and additives, what are the essential ingredients, without which no beer could be brewed. Today we use the words ale' and beer' synonymously, but beer was originally created as a... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Exploring Chrisianity and Zen: 7 of 7

Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a Trappist monk from the state of Kentucky and one of Catholicism's most respected writers and thinkers of the 20th Century, was a keen student of comparative religion. Perhaps due to his heritage (his father was from New Zealand and his mother an American Quaker) and the circumstances of his early... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs How to roast garlic: 7 of 7
When I saw the title for this article, I thought it was a joke. How could there be more ways to roast garlic than to put it on a roasting tray in the oven? I was wrong, and I take note of some of the methods I have read about here. For me, roast garlic can form a wonderful component of a sauce for pasta. I place a whole bulb... More..
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) A beginner's guide to beer-tasting etiquette: 6 of 6
Beer tasting, from the layman's point of view, is perhaps not as serious as wine tasting. We've all seen the wine taster swilling a mouthful of wine from a wide-rimmed glass round his or her mouth before spitting it out. In essence, beer tasting should be little different. How does the beer's bouquet compare with the taste i... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Spa trends of 2007: 6 of 6
The trend in all things for 2007 is green' and the spa industry has not been slow to realise this and to climb aboard the green bandwagon'. Consumers who regularly use spas and spa treatments are people who care about their minds, bodies and spirits in terms of fitness, wellbeing and nutrition. They are likely to be people w... More..
Food & Drink > Liquors & Spirits How to serve pastis: 6 of 6
Pastis has been the preferred aperitif of the South of France for generations. Do not confuse it with Pernod, which, although to all intents and purposes is the same liqueur, is marketed (outside of France) to be mixed with all kinds of strange cocktails. Pastis is a 'stand alone' drink, which should be served only with wate... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Spending money on the wrong war: 5 of 5
As a British citizen I like many millions of others watched the events of 9th September 2001 unfold with horror and disbelief. Any critical feelings I then had about the Bush administration, American foreign policy or my country's allegiance with America went straight to the back burner. There was other, more important consi... More..
Local Guides > Atlanta A guide to Atlanta nightlife: 5 of 5
Feeling hungry after your day's sightseeing in Atlanta? Try the Porter Beer Bar at Euclid Avenue juction with Moreland Avenue in the Little Five Points area of the City. You won't have to spend all your holiday cash, and you can choose from a really huge menu of affordable food and a choice of more than a hundred beers to qu... More..
Style & Beauty > Skin & Body (Other) Beginner's guide to the cost of spa treatments: 5 of 5
With the popularity of spas enjoying an upward trend, competition is getting hot, and the choice of treatments available ranges from mud bath treatments through various massages to facial makeovers, hairdressing, manicures and pedicures. Prices in the UK vary greatly. Those larger establishments within prestigious hotels suc... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Which French sauces go best with fish?: 4 of 4
I am a real fish lover, and try to vary my sauces as much as possible - partly so that my wife doesn't complain that I cook fish so often in preference to meat. It's possible, of course, to vary the variety of fish quite considerably, particularly if like me you are fortunate enough to live in a cosmopolitan area. A fillet o... More..