Vendée Globe: Final night for victory

Day 79 – With less than 24 hours until the first solo sailor finishes the Vendée Globe off Les Sables d’Olonne, the merging courses of the front runners has everyone guessing who the likely winner will be of a truly epic ninth edition of the non-stop solo round the...

Prada Cup finals take shape

It is typical in match racing for there to be an opening stage which can reduce the field, or in the example of the America’s Cup, be used for seeding. Do well and skip a round, while others face elimination in a knockout match. But it can be a mixed blessing to do...

Coffees, cakes, chocolates and cava!

Ca´n de Paris – The story of family traditions and love encounters I first heard of Ca’n de Paris from a Croatian friend who grew up in Paris. He claimed that their pastries were “even better than in Paris”! I, too, knew a thing or two about good pastries....