Musings & Rants

Well that came around sooner than expected.  Only a few days after my original blog on the Flamás restaurant in Hampton I found myself sitting around a table in the restaurant with friends and a Caipirinha (or three). In case you didn’t know, Flamás is tucked away deep within the Hampton Vale estate on Four [...]

Most will agree that Summer was a bit hit and miss this year but as we seem to be having a second wave of sunshine I’m thinking it would be a shame not to put it to good use. Peterborough’s 44-mile Green Wheel cycle route has always sounded like a good challenge so hopefully weather [...]

This story begins on the A1139 where the Paston Parkway meets the Frank Perkins Parkway. The roundabout serves virtually all of the traffic from the A47 that is heading to the South of Peterborough or beyond to the Southbound A1 or A605 / A14.  Being fairly wide and as visibility is usually quite good, traffic [...]

Previously known as Yeti’s, Kathmandu is in a prime location in the heart of Peterborough’s nightlife scene.   I’d not eaten here before, so when a fellow curry fiend suggested meeting in town we thought Kathmandu would be worth a try. From the outside it’s hard to get excited about Kathmandu as the restaurant is above [...]