Articles tagged with: travel

My 5 best foodie experiences in Corsica

17 September 2014 by Catherine Saxelby

My 5 best foodie experiences in Corsica

I spent a few nights in Corsica when travelling on one of Maeve O’Meara’s Gourmet Safari tours in 2014. As you can imagine, it was a great foodie experience heightened by the fact that I’d always hankered to see Corsica, home of the great Napoleon Bonaparte. With its rugged coastline, towering cliffs and dense maquis bush, Corsica proved to be everything wild and wonderful as well as the source of many fine foods and local produce as you’ll see...

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Eat to beat traveller’s diarrhoea

7 April 2014 by Catherine Saxelby

Eat to beat traveller’s diarrhoea

When you’re on a busy trip with a tight schedule, you can’t afford to be ill. Whether it’s a holiday or a business trip,...

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Q. I’ve heard my 20-something, backpacking children speak of the BRAT diet for gastro. What is it?

2 April 2014 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. I’ve heard my 20-something, backpacking children speak of the BRAT diet for gastro. What is it?

The BRAT diet was originally used to treat diarrhoea in children. However it is now recommended that it should only be used for 24...

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Keep off the kilos when you travel

4 November 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Keep off the kilos when you travel

In the October edition of our Foodwatch newsletter we looked at the fraught issue of weight management and travel. The topic was so...

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Weight management and travel, World Diabetes Day - now in the Foodwatch October Newsletter

15 October 2013 by Catherine Saxelby

Weight management and travel, World Diabetes Day - now in the Foodwatch October Newsletter

This month's Foodwatch Newsletter gives you great tips and tricks for managing your weight when you travel. We all know that travel...

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