Summertime … so let us spread our wings. And our bumper Travel Section in this month’s issue of the BCA Chronicle really spells out for us that travel is the ‘spice of life’.
To put us in the mood Jan Thompson goes on a whirlwind tour of the ‘The Big Five Hotels’ worldwide, then it is down to earth, in more ways than one, when Helen Werin goes underground in deepest, darkest Derbyshire where she discovers one cave with a very rude name and another that is twice the size of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Idris Tawfiq delves into the mysteries surrounding St Mark’s in Venice; Steve Merrill is still ‘way out east’ and this month his escapades take him to Vietnam. Hilary Monroe comes to appreciate the beauty of Kurdistan and Nicole Gough goes on an entertaining whirl around Istanbul. Alaska is another stopover on our itinerary and Ginda Simpson experiences a memorable and moving trip to Warsaw.
All that travel is enough to make you gasp for a cuppa … and Vinita Oberoi also takes us around the world as she explains the mysteries and mystique of the ‘cup that cheers’.
On the fitness front Anna Louise explains how a little bit of instability in our lives can benefit our workout routines. But Marleina Broadhurst takes a look at the more serious issues affecting body image. And if injections are on the horizon for your children, there is advice on how to prepare or distract them from the ‘dreaded jabs’. What do you do if you’re on hand when there is an emergency? We have advice for that too.
And, of course, there are our regulars. There are those quirky ‘Things you didn’t know you didn’t know’, Olympic Sportszone (it’s getting closer!), News Review, what the stars hold for us, recipes and much more. Read on!