How would you fancy celebrating Christmas this year with a delicious feast of caterpillar? Or perhaps a small decomposed bird wrapped in seal skin? Your reaction may be similar to someone who has never tasted Christmas Pudding before and is advised to mix breadcrumbs, dried fruit, treacle, suet and a sixpence in a bowl, then […]

Bavaria provides the backdrop to some of the most chilling of folk tales – from Krampus, the horned creature that scares naughty children, to the terrifying tatzelwurm, a lizard beast with the face of a cat and poisonous breath. The inspiration for many of the Brothers Grimm tales, even today its medieval streets and castles […]

When it comes to supporting campaigns, Full English breakfast day has our undivided attention. Thankfully, there’s no filling of forms, making donations, running half marathons dressed as a pantomime horse or any of those other demands made by other campaigns . Full English Breakfast Day, which took place yesterday (2nd), requires only that you tuck […]