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27/09/2025

Anthony and Niko from Bon Vivants in Nassau, Bahamas shaking up a storm during a ‘Cultural Guest Shift’ at the buzzy Electric Bill in Toronto, as part of the World Class Cocktail Festival Canada , sponsored by Diagio. A terrific night, with some killer cocktail (particularly loved the ‘Misstra Know-It-All’), and a chance to watch some top bartenders in action, including Jacob Martin, 2023 Global Bartender of the Year. Really enjoyed our visit to Bon Vivants during our last trip to Nassau (see our review on the website - link in bio) and look forward to returning. In the meantime, it was great to see them showing off their skills in Toronto. 🇧🇸🇨🇦🍸

25/09/2025

I love traditional English pubs, and this one we visited on our recent UK trip is a beauty. The Shepherd and Dog is a quintessential South Downs pub. Nestled in the village of Fulking, Sussex, it’s been a pub since the early 1800s and has quite an interesting history, including hiding smugglers’ contraband and serving Canadian soldiers billeted in the area prior to D-Day. In fact, one such soldier returned after the war and became the landlord. Today, you can get excellent traditional English pub food and a satisfying hand-pulled pint of local Downlands Bitter. Had a lovely lunch here with family and some old family friends. 🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

23/09/2025

This year I managed to spend my birthday in the place I was born for the first time in 50 years🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. It was a quite a special experience, celebrating the day in style with my family - who treated us both so well - and exploring some of the more off-the-beaten-path delights of my hometown of Brighton, like the quaint, quirky and delightfully welcoming Robin Hood pub.

19/09/2025

Happy Independence Day to the islands and people of St. Kitts & Nevis 🇰🇳 - among my favourite places to visit in the Caribbean. These two distinct islands are home to some great beach bars, including two of my all-time favourites - Shipwreck (St. Kitts) and the one-and-only Sunshine’s (Nevis).

16/09/2025

The Fortune of War is one of my favourite pubs in my home town of Brighton, and a place that’s a bit special to me. It’s a quirky little seafront bar, right on the beach, that’s been around since the 1800s and has, quite literally, been through the wars. Quite fitting, given its name. This is what it looks like today and what it looked like in 1940, after a German bombing raid. Here’s to resilience… and a decent pint. 🇬🇧🍺

11/09/2025

Is it worth traveling all the way from Toronto to London for a Martini? If it’s from Dukes Bar - absolutely! Dukes is justifiably famous for its Martinis, even said to be the inspiration for the line “shaken not stirred”. Led by the charming Alessandro Palazzi, Dukes is not just a bar, it’s an experience.

11/09/2025

Is it worth traveling all the way from Toronto to London for a Martini? If it's from Dukes Bar - absolutely! Dukes is justifiably famous for its Martinis, even said to be the inspiration the line "shaken not stirred". Led by the charming Alessandro Palazzi, Dukes is not just a bar, it's an experience. #

09/09/2025

Putting on the Ritz. Something we’ve always wanted to do - have cocktails at the famous Rivoli Bar at the Ritz in London. And it didn’t disappoint. The place is absolutely sumptuous and the service exemplary. As for the cocktails? They are literally in a universe of their own, as illustrated by the ‘Moon’, from their special Alchemy of Planets & Plants menu. A great way to kickoff our trip to the UK.

05/09/2025

It was really great to finally have an opportunity to see this documentary at its Canadian premiere at the CaribbeanTales Film Festival in Toronto a couple of days ago. Bankie was in attendance (his first trip to Canada, I believe) and played a few songs. I seriously recommend this movie to anyone interested in Bankie Banx, the Dune Preserve, the history of Anguillan and Caribbean music, or Anguilla itself, back in the day. It’s a fascinating story, for sure. Thanks to the official website for this photo.

04/09/2025

A real treat yesterday. I had the pleasure of attending the Canadian premiere of the documentary ‘Bankie Banx: King of the Dune’ at the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival here in Toronto. To top it off, the man himself was there - his first ever trip to Canada - and closed the evening with a terrific live performance. Anyone who reads my posts knows my deep connection to Anguilla’s Dune Preserve. It was great to see Bankie again and to enjoy this entertaining look at his remarkable story. Thanks to for making this happen. .company

02/09/2025

Looking forward to tomorrow. The one-and-only Bankie Banx is in Toronto for the Canadian premiere of his documentary ‘Bankie Banx: King of the Dune’ at the CaribbeanTales Film Festival. I think this is Bankie’s first trip to Canada. It will be great to see him again and finally get to view the film.

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