This is how I do it, and who cares what others think! 
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Another great post with fantastic photos, you travel very well 
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Thank you, Linda! I enjoy the feedback I get from you a great deal, it is really appreciated!
I know what you mean about health issues being an issue. My RTW back in 2022/2023 was a bit fraught. I went into afib in Lima and did not realize what was happening. By the time I got home 3 months later I was exhausted physically and emotionally. For a while I thought that that was going to be my last trip but after a few months of waiting, I was lucky enough to get shocked out of afib and I have been in sinus rhythm ever since. Knock on wood.
But it reminded me of just how fortunate I am to be able to travel at all.
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Exactly!
And it kind of looks like whipped butter! So putting it on before the preserves is right and proper!
Seriously, though, is the order of application a regional thing? It seems like I was told that Cornwall/Dorset was different from the North of England or something.
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Not sure if itās a regional thing, but it makes sense to me to put the clotted cream on first. Wouldnāt it be too messy the other way round? Like PB&J, only psychos put the jam on first
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That fish looks amazing! The chips lookā¦well, almost fake. LOL
THAT is an amazing shot!
I loved Kew Gardens when I visited years and years ago. Those camellias are gorgeous! I took this picture in Kew. One of the pathways we walked.
Thank you so much for posting, @ZivBnd. Itās been an enjoyable armchair vacation for me.
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Fabulous! Bookmarking your London posts since Iām hopeful to visit this June
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I used to do research on retirement records of American Civil War veterans at the Library of Congress in DC. There was something profoundly satisfying about haunting the stacks.
Conversely, the anger when you found that someone had razored out the maps of the Civil War battles for their own use.
I still remember the clicking sound that the book order machine made whenever someone put in a request for one of the back of the house books. The LoC reading room is a huge open atrium so the sound just echoed, faintly but distinctly.
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I hope you get to visit here in June, Natascha! London is one of the Great Cities!
I used to think there were 10 Great Cities. I am up to 12 now, and it may need to expand to 15 soon. LOL!
I have not even gotten to Africa or done South America justice, so 20 is probably a more realistic figureā¦
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I first visited for almost 3 weeks in 1990 with a couple of friends. We had a blast, broke as we were at the time
Iāve been back twice since, but now that my bestie has moved there, I really want to go back and explore more!
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Sounds familiar! I first arrived in London in 1994. I was only paid Ā£55 plus room and board.
We were always broke! But we had good times!
Here is a shot of me and the rest of the crew (that were above deck at the time) as we approached the Thames. It had been a bit rough and some of us were less happy than others.
Steve and Michelle are on the left, not loving life even though we were in the lee of the land at this point. A much younger me is in the center with the black baseball cap. Sue is to the right of me, as is Tobie and a guy I really should remember. Tobie and the guy I cannot remember were āemeritus crewā who were not in the chain of command but were much better sailors than any of us. So they would make suggestions and then we would so order the rest of the crew.
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Yes. Cornwall does it one way and neighbouring Devon the other. Canāt recall which is which. And, by way of full disclosure, Iām a jam first sort of bloke. To my mind, that means you can get a thicker spread of jam and the cream then getās dropped on top and squidged down a bit by the top half
You may be thinking of regional differences as to how āsconeā is pronounced. Scone to rhyme with āgoneā I think tends to be northern (and is certainly how I pronounce it), whereas scone to rhyme with āstoneā is more southern. But these are not hard and fast rules. Certainly not as hard and fast as the local name for a bread roll which, in this part of the world, is a ābarm (cake)ā but 10 miles away where I used to work, itās a bap.
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Weād brought a guitar & actually busked a few times for some pub money
Ah, to be young and careless againā¦
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Casual racism doesnāt enhance a restaurant review, or any comment for that matter.
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Apple, this is not looking good for you.
It might be a good time for you to go away and ignore any responses to your posts.
You are getting closer to ChowHound levels of negativity.
I did not think that was possible.
You appear to be proving me wrong.
Congratulations.
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@moderator-team cleanup in aisle 1, plz.
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Mod here, reminding everyone to keep it civil. Weāve removed several posts that do not conform with the site rules as well.
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Iāve never been to Italy. Iceland and Scandinavia have mostly been our jam (and weāre going to Finland in August to complete the set).
I gotta finish writing up Puerto Rico (just got back on Monday).
Your dispatches have been fun to read as always. Continued safe and memorable travels to you!
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Despite what some people say - that itās a tourist trap, et al - I think Borough Market is a kinda (gastronomic) heaven on earth for me. 
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