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Friends, do not let friends fly Air India. They sit in a group with Aeroflot (coach and not business) and Uzbekistan Airways. Prehistoric IFE with many not working - mine included, seats cracked held together with tape if at all, simply dirty, food was woeful, with staff full of incorrect advice given for a number of things, including baggage and its "final" destination and then having paid for an exit row seat I was moved to middle row! The airline may have rebranded, the app works well and looks glossy, but the product, quite frankly, is a dog. At least the welcome video doesn't warn of fighting on board. Small mercies. Then airline might be doing better in recent times given the conflict in the Middle East, but come on, at least start trying to lift your game. #welcometoindia #newdelhi #worktravel #staralliance @airindia #airindia

West African vibes with a Michelin star. Food you won't find in Australia. Arguably the best set lunch in London. Just a few of the dishes: Mullet with brown shrimp. Egusi and with black-eye bean cake (and the scotch bonnet sauce 😍) Aridan crème caramel with plantain. ...and an old mate from Sydney. @chishuru #michelin #westafrica #londondining @jokebakare

I first saw @carlcraignet in 1993 at a club in Adelaide. From memory, the late Paul Hodder was behind the booking, likely at The Zoo, a small, short-lived spot we haunted on Thursdays when @claudeyoungjr was living in town, plying his trade. Around then, Carl had just released "Sound on Sound" on Planet E under his 69 alias. There was only one copy in Adelaide at first, and HMC (aka @latenitetuffguy ) played the title track relentlessly. This, like many of Carl’s records, primarily on @planetedetroit , felt like the future, science fiction pressed to vinyl. Innerzone Orchestra, Paperclip People, BFC, "Bug in the Bassbin", "Oscillator", "Chicken Noodle Soup", they were not obvious 4/4 “bangers” (a term that still makes me wince). Though "Jam the Box" certainly was, pure noise and chaos. On the flip, though, was "Desire": pitch-bending strings, high and low, a deep groove over a breakbeat, something else entirely. Fittingly, Desire was the first drum-led moment he played last night. Hearing it loud still gives me goosebumps. @jondixon_ , a brilliant musician in his own right, supported Carl on keys. It hardly seems fair he ends up a footnote. And @octaveone , I cannot not mention them. The last time I saw the brothers was at Tresor in Berlin, around 2015. The energy they bring is something else, and 35 years on says plenty. While "Black Water" (with Ann Saunderson) brought wider recognition, it was their stripped-back mid-90s output that kept their records in my box. Thoroughly enjoyed the night, wrapped by midnight, and closed out with an epic version of "Knights of the Jaguar". The only downside was the sound, poor and well below what the show deserved. It has been over a decade since I was last at the venue for Nils Frahm. I cannot recall how it sounded then, but this wasn't good enough @roundhouseldn . #detroittechno #carlcraig #techno #313 #nothingstopsdetroit

🎪 Circus Cortex: Bizzzar – and I mean that in the best possible way. Weirdo clowns, handstands at heights that made my palms sweat, aerial silk that defies every law of physics, and a tightrope that had every child in the tent completely silent (a miracle in itself), mouths wide open. Much of the jaw-dropping talent? Quite a number of the cast are Ukrainian performers who’ve escaped war. Impressive. Seriously though – I don't want to see the kids trying this in the backyard any time soon. #CircusCortex #Circus #AerialSilk #Tightrope #Hertfordshire @circuscortexuk

🇨🇭A lake, in a city, so clean, so clear. #geneva #lakegeneva #switzerland #swiss #crystalclear

An excursion to Aix-le-Bains. Palms, pizza, Brutalism, big signs (IYKYK) and another large French lake. An ice cream queue forty minutes long, on an unexpected 25 degree day. #aixlesbains #aixlesbainsrivieradesalpes #travelwithkids #daytrip #france🇫🇷

It's Friday. A few special wines and oddly coloured beers were consumed on the recent ski trip. Laïs Blanc 2023 - Olivier Pithon, Roussillon. @domainepithon Biodynamic Macabeu and Grenache Blanc from schist foothills of the Pyrénées, named after his Jersey cow! Saline, white peach, stony. Mont Blanc Sparkling NV - Domaine Belluard, Savoie. This is special. I’m a huge fan of what Dominique Belluard was doing until he passed away in 2021. We stumbled upon his wines in Lyon a number of years ago. He grew roughly half the world's entire supply of Gringet, a near-extinct Savoie variety, on intensely steep terraces above Ayze. This is a benchmark for alpine sparkling: bone dry, alpine flower, laser acidity, ultra-fine bubble, steely and pure. Crépy Goutte d'Or Crépytant 2024 - Domaine Mercier, Savoie. Look at the retro artwork! Probably the real reason I added it here. How does it taste? Chalky, green apple, lemon zest; a Savoie supermarché staple it would appear. Chasselas from the family who basically invented the Crépy AOC in the 40s. Premier Grain Maceration - Caroline Ledédenté, Bugey. @carolinegrainpargrain Former somm and engineer turned vigneron, trained in Jura, farming a tiny Chardonnay plot in a sun-baked parcel somewhere between Lyon and Geneva. Skin-contact, textured, oxidative edge, orchard fruit, modicum of honey. Enjoyed at @midget.annecy - do check the out if you happen to be in Annecy. La Verte & La Bleue - Brasserie du Mont-Blanc, Savoie. @labrasseriedumontblanc Local lagers, infused with génépi or bilberries. The green my preference - a little bitter and herbal, the blue was very sweet and jammy, too much so for my palate. Plenty of other versions but these make the cut due to their colour. Wouldn’t mind the Blanc at the club house after a hot day of cricket. Gotten this far? What are you drinking this weekend? #winewinewine #wine #lowinterventionwine #annecy #naturalwine

"How's the serenity?" A complete contrast to the snow days before; short sleeves are now a necessity. We're in Annecy, a town in the French Alps where the water runs cleaner than most bottled mineral water. The glacial lake so pure that on a calm morning you can see 30 feet to the bottom. The turquoise is not a filter; simply what happens when alpine springs pass through limestone for centuries undisturbed. A perfect conclusion to a week in the Savoie, above and below the clouds. #annecy #lakeannecy #savoie #serenity #hautesavoie

A week of two halves. Huge late season snowfall, flurries and whiteout skiing (in April!) followed by glorious bluebirds. Runs off the top of the mountain supported by Picon bière, vins de Savoie, Reblochon et frites. No knees were damaged but maybe a hip flexor. The same could not be said for Rishi Sunak, spotted one day — crutches the next. #flaine #skiing #grandmassif #travelwithkids #springskiing

Late season and unseasonal amounts of snow — here at 1600m in the forum. Fourth time here and I've never seen it like this earlier in the season let alone on the last day of March! #flaine #doginsnow #savoie #eastersnow #snowfall❄️

🐕 👧 👧 Happiness. @thebutchersarmspub.fringford #fringford #oxfordshire

💣 I'll take things that go boom for 500. Amidst the somewhat sleepy charm of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, I traded California’s often-sun-drenched but this time very wet coast for the River Severn’s gentle whisper and cliffs crowned by St Leonard's church and its proud red Gothic tower. Atop the hill, this church is a 19th century restoration after the nearby castle exploded during the Civil War as it had stored Cromwell’s ammunition. The castle that remains tilts at 15 degrees, that's 4x the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and yet, 380 years it still drunkenly stands to attention. Honourable mention goes to the four digit telephone number; not quite 380 years old. #brignorth #shropshire #brignorthcastle #uktravel #travelstagram