"I was so lucky to get out," a hiker tells the BBC after being caught in two days of unusually heavy snow in the Himalayas.

There is perhaps no dish – certainly no humble amalgamation of vegetables – as popularized by a movie as ratatouille.

Considering I had a great distaste for any kind of barrel leg anything, I am chuckling as I type today’s post. Boy have I learned to never say never! Is it me or is it… View Post ...