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Traditionally January is the month we mourn the loss of our waist, the health of our liver and swear off the booze for four very long weeks. What a bloody depressing way start to 2019. Not so for our Spanish amigos who have been embracing the festive season since the …

When did you join the Royal Navy? I was a boy entrant into HMS Ganges when I was 15 years old. Can you tell me about your Navy career – highlights, low points? The high points were lots of travel, many Atlantic crossings, and lots of sea time. Admittedly my …

Reflexology This month my new life and new journey took me down a path I have been wanting to venture for some time and I was able to experience reflexology for the first time. I found it immensely interesting, even fascinating and satisfyingly accurate about my own health issues. The …

I simply adore the smell of the kitchen at Christmas. It’s heavy with the scent of cloves, cinnamon, ginger, sweet wine, golden syrup, orange peel and off course, chocolate. Its so good it should be bottled and sold. The Christmas period is the perfect time to prepare a few simple …

Our favourite lifestyle store in Palma From yawn-inducing morning meetings to watch-list fascism, some on-board practices are certain to cause ‘mal de mer’. And then there are yachting’s pet peeves. Even if you’re on a happy boat and in a great job there are bound to be things that get …

  What did you do before yachting, and how did your yachting career first begin?  I started travelling very young. At Seventeen years I went as an exchange student to Australia after that I worked at Disney in Paris, Switzerland, Selling bikinis on the beach in Guadeloupe. Cruise ships and …

According to Danish experts, we all need to make space for a little bit of Hygge in our lives. Hygge – pronounced Hoo-gah; is the Danish concept that emphasises coziness and all manner of things that make you feel good. Having less and enjoying more. Pretty sure that doesn’t include …

Whilst bacon might very well reign supreme as the Porcine Prince, it’s that badass, Pork Belly, the fearless, swine-buckling warrior who has unequivocally hogged the crown of haute and bloat. Pork belly is simply just a massive slab of bacon; uncured, un-smoked and unsliced. Slow roasted, the tender melting wobble …

Although I’m normally a dedicated carnivore, sometimes I simply can’t resist sweet, juicy crustaceans that leave you feeling light, happy, and refreshed. Crab, Soller prawns and langoustines (cigalas) are among my favourites. OK…I realise they can be ridiculously expensive and it certainly seems like a massive indulgence to spend so …

Sofya Rosher from The Beauty Box explains:  Do you ever feel like you wish you could take your face to the gym? Some cardio to de-puff those under-eyes? Some weight lifting to sculpt that jawline? How about some HIIT to help chisel those cheekbones? While you don’t quite need dumbbells …