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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

Blogger, Photographer, Writer – just a good old honest opinion of restaurants, products, services and life in general

Astronomy and Astrophotography

The Dwarf Mini and it’s adventure in Peru and Bolivia, including one of the darkest places on earth!

Attractions

Stonehenge, Salisbury – Probably one of the world’s most famous sites

Attractions

Frameless, Marble Arch, London – I’ve never been immersed in famous art like this

Alberobello

Alberobello, Italy – A picture post card town full of Trulli homes

Food

Takayama, Japan and Shirakawa-go – A stunning part of this country

Costa Rica

Pachira Lodge, Tortuguero, Costa Rica – Jungle Wildlife at its best

A Different Way Home, Whitefield Garrick – One Man, One Woman played by one brilliant Actor

BuryfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 15, 2018

Two brilliant monologues tell two different views from within a family. The need to communicate and understand the differences in family lives is portrayed in this brilliant Jimmie Chin play. Actor John O’Connell makes light work of this clever story telling of events leading up to the death of Leslie’s mother. The second half, also…

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BistrofiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

Crowded House, Heap Bridge, Bury – And I can see why!

Had lunch with friends in this lovely quirky little place on the main road on the way into Bury. Already Whitefield…
CinemasfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

Star Wars and the Last Jedi – Fabulous film, great effects and in True Star Wars style

Loved this film, it was full of character, adventure, risk and typical of a star wars blockbuster. If you’re not into…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

The Vine, Whitefield – An original menu designed with style

Whitefield is quickly becoming popular with evening diners and it’s easy to see why. It boasts numerous restaurants offering culinary dining…
Coffee shopsfiftyfourandcountingDecember 16, 2017

Flourish Craft Bakery, Watford – Fabulous food located in an unlikely industrial park!

So we drive from North London to Watford and enter an industrial park full of small business units. My daughter assured…
BritishfiftyfourandcountingDecember 16, 2017

Oscars Restaurant, Ramsbottom – Not what you’d describe as fine dining

On the edge of Ramsbottom stands The Red Hall hotel, a venue we’ve visited a couple of times for formal dinners…
ChinesefiftyfourandcountingNovember 14, 2017

Pacifica Cantonese, Eccles, Manchester – The Place to get Genuine Cantonese

Manchester is a sprawling metropolis, with a diverse and wide range of places to eat. It’s exploding with nightlife, hotels and…
Costa AdejefiftyfourandcountingOctober 31, 2017

Teppanyaki Restaurant, Costa Adejé Palace, Great food from a performing chef!

Within the complex of the Costa Adeje Palace are two speciality restaurants. The Teppanyaki is a purpose built restaurant, located just…
ManchesterfiftyfourandcountingOctober 29, 2017

Sunset Boulevard, Palace Theatre, Manchester – Worthy of a standing Ovation? 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story of a recluse silent movie star is a clever story. The stage set is clever too with…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingOctober 29, 2017

Basil & Lily Prestwich, Manchester – still growing up but good food.

You might not know it yet, but Prestwich in North Manchester is about to become the Didsbury of North Manchester, the…
GardeningfiftyfourandcountingOctober 1, 2017

Beef Tomatoes by a genuinely lazy gardener!

Remember this? If I was to say that I sweated blood and tears growing these giant tomatoes I would be lying!…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingSeptember 30, 2017

The Alchemist, Media City, Manchester – The Asgards have landed.. and they make great food!

Manchester, home of the industrial revolution and the northern powerhouse is located inland, so it was a remarkable feat of civil…
AustriafiftyfourandcountingSeptember 3, 2017

Restaurant Mini, Vienna – Hungarian Cuisine at its best

You just have to visit Vienna, not just for the sights, but for the food! It has a lot of Michelin…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingAugust 30, 2017

The Bird at Birtle, Bury – Brilliant Restaurant run by Nutters!

Think of Bury, Lancashire, a market town with a limited number of places to eat and you’d be forgetting the East…
AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingAugust 22, 2017

The Jewish Museum, Vienna – for Jews returning, now a place to live.. but still not home

History is not my strongest subject, but what I discovered in Vienna was a story of untold suffering and anti semitism…

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  • La Paz, Bolivia – a fascinating city in turmoil whilst we are there
  • Lake Titicaca and the Uros islands – these indigenious people live on islands made of reeds
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