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Anyone who's on Metformin doesn't need bran to keep their bowels regular. :lol:

Across the Roof of the World. What a phrase to set the pulse racing in an inveterate globe trotter like me. Jackie liked the sound of it too,so we signed up. The journey was going to take in Kunming and Chengdu in Western China, then Lhasa in Tibet from where we would journey westwards through...

Had a bit of a panic at the beginning of the week over my meds. I’m on 3 Glucophage (Metformin) 850mg a day and 1 Januvia. Before we left I went to my regular pharmacy and asked for sufficient to last for 2 months. Add that to the quantity at home and I would have had a safe margin. The...

The discovery of the Terracotta Army by two farmers turned Xi’an, a former imperial capital, from a quiet backwater into a wonder that draws people from around the world. Xian still has its original city walls where anyone can hire a bike and ride on top of the wall around the old city or, if...

As we made our way to the airport I pondered on some small incidents I had witnessed which had illuminated Chinese life for me. The first was a barber who had set up his chair on a pavement close to a park. One of his clients was sitting in the chair, fully lathered up as the barber was on the...

Hi, Suzi and Family - There's some great skin diving and snorkelling around Malta and the surrounding islands. The sea around Gozo is outstandingly clear, so you can spend hours in the sea. From one expat to future expats my very bestest wishes for a happy future in your new home. PS My son has...

How can you pick 5 films from a lifetime's moviegoing? And how could you judge between say The Italian Job and Singin' in the Rain? So here are some of those I can watch over and over by genre, and in no particular order. Musical Singing' in the Rain Funny Face An American in Paris Royal...

Ever since I was introduced to Chinese food all the way back in 1958, I have chewed my way through its many regional variations. I’ve struck up friendships with many Chinese restaurant staff and always had a keen interest in China’s history and culture. So it’s somewhat odd that we never got...

Sorry, Catherine, I wouldn't know one Elton John song from another, so I didn't get your lyrics at all. And Moogie, you were partly right, so here are the lyrics: Mairzy doats and doazy doats and liddle lamzy divey, A kiddly divey too, wouldn't you? If the words sound queer, and funny to your...

Catherine, you're absolutely correct. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, one of the greatest lyricists of all time. Or how about - Though the words sound queer And funny to your ear; A little bit jumbled and jivey.....

When love congeals It soon reveals The faint aroma of performing seals, The double-crossing of a pair of heels.....

Bob, at one point, decided that he would like to be in Hawaii, where he had worked for several years earlier in his life. Claire and Terry flew out to Hawaii to check out some of the possible care homes for him. They found one he liked and that they trusted and in short order Bob was ensconced...

We were up bright and early next morning, had breakfast and waited for our bus to arrive. It took us straight to the Canyon and parked some way back from the rim. We got down and approached the edge. What a sight met our eyes! To say that the view takes your breath away is an understatement. You...

Waiting for us at the luggage carousel was not only Claire but also Terry and Bob. It was a happy reunion and after loading our luggage into the car, we were driven to Los Gatos, a delightful town near San Jose where we stopped for lunch on the terrace of a very pleasant restaurant. Los Gatos...

This must be the forum members' lucky week. I had a win on the Euromillions lottery last weekend. On the other hand, it was only 80 euros so I'm not putting in my order for a new Ferrari just yet.

There were a few more visits we made during our stays in Pennsylvania. An interesting one was to the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville. This is the oldest brewery in the United States, even surviving Prohibition in the 1920s. It did this by switching to the manufacture of ice cream. Its stock of...

So quinoa affected your bg levels drastically, did it, Hana? I'm not sure how significant the following is but I did the experiment again, using exactly the same recipe and the quinoa was cooked in exactly the same way. The only difference was that we had it for lunch, instead of dinner in the...

I’m combining the two visits we’ve made so far to Pennsylvania into one narrative. I’d hate readers to think we packed all of this into 3 weeks. I’d read about another Civil War battlefield which was the site of the bloodiest single day battle on American soil – around 23,000 dead. I’d first...

A bit late, but heartfelt wishes for your birthday, Hana. We're still using your recipe for sugar-free jelly with yoghurt. Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous year. :D

Few people planning a holiday in the US consider Pennsylvania as a must-see destination, but there is a great deal of interest. It’s just that Pennsylvania doesn’t go in much for self-promotion. Which is a pity because the variety is enormous – first the historical Pennsylvania, then the...