What Was New: March 2008

3 March

Pic of the Week

A spectacular shot of the Moon during the total lunar eclipse on 21 February 2008.
Eclipse

6 March

Prepare to meet your ancestors...

"Genealogy has become a very popular hobby. People like to find out who they are and where they came from. Researching family histories isn't simply about collecting names and dates. It can unearth all sorts of interesting facts about migration and other social history." Some hints on how to get started with this fascinating hobby.
Genealogy

17 March

Pic of the Week

A dark, brooding view from El Yelmo, the highest peak in Spain's Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas.
View from El Yelmo

28 March

Bliss at the Bayview

"We made our way up to Floor 9 and round the cavernous atrium to our room. As soon as we walked in we knew we'd got our money's worth – it was clean and generously sized, with a comfortable king-sized bed, a settee and coffee table, plus a desk and chair, complete with cable for a 2MB broadband connection at a reasonable RM20 for 24 hours." Kay and Dave return to Penang after three years and discover excellent value for money from the Bayview Hotel.
Penang: Where to stay – Bayview Hotel

30 March

Butter me up!

"British Indian Restaurant food bears very little resemblance to authentic Indian food, such as you'll find in this book. That said, butter chicken is a popular dish both in British restaurants and in restaurants in India itself. It's not something that people would normally make at home in India but it's so popular that Camellia Panjabi has created a simplified version which you can do at home. Here's how I made it." See Kay's photo-essay of how to make murgh makhani, better known in Britain as butter chicken.
Photo-essay and recipe: Butter chicken

31 March

Pic of the Week

The Coastal Renaissance, the world's largest double-ended ferry, plying between Vancouver and Nanaimo.
Coastal Renaissance