“Jerusalem is not the oldest city in the Western world, but its long an...” — Carol Drinkwater Quote

Jerusalem is not the oldest city in the Western world, but its long and confused past takes us back to pre-Old Testament times.

Organic olive farming was going to be a particularly tricky challenge, but Michel and I needed to take a risk and let the problems iron themselves out as we came up against them. It was time to make a leap of faith, just like we'd done when buying this farm.

Provence, just one relatively small part of France, is almost twice the size of Wales, with double the population. It's a region of the south that stretches from the borders of Monaco and Italy in the east to Hyeres in the west, the Alps in the north to the sparkling Mediterranean in the south.

Kastellorizo is where Europe ends and Asia begins, and its history is fascinating.

Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the learner.

I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don't have.

I feel like people have confused being aware and positive with not being able to party - and I feel like part of my message is to show people that you can have a message and spread positivity, and also be able to drink a michelada and have a good time.

When I was at graduate school, you wouldn't have recognised me. I was so different - and not a nice person: a grumpy, surly, upset, confused, lost person.