Doctor Who Extended Media Review – Who Goes There? by Nick Griffiths

Who Goes There? is an autobiographical account of Nick Griffiths pilgrimage to Doctor Who filming locations in the UK.

It is totally unfair to judge a person by a few lines of text in this autobiographical travelogue but Griffiths paints himself as someone I would not like to know. The chain smoking person he himself represents comes across as unsavory. I found this book a disappointing mixture of two genres. The travel part of the book was more about Griffiths endeavors to get to the areas he was looking for rather than the site itself. On the other hand the autobiographical bits were too minimal to catch your interest. The death of his mother was touching and poignant but there were not enough of these anecdotes. 6 out of 10.

Taste Test – MunchPak (September 2023)

MunchPak subscription for September 2023.

Rapsnack Rick Ross from USA

Alex 8 Joe 8

Yackwa Doughnut from Korea

Alex 8 Joe 7

Lucas Salsaghetti Mango from Mexico

Alex 7 Joe 7

Fettuccine Lemon from Japan

Alex 6 joe 8

Giotto Momenti Danish from Germany

Alex 7 Joe 7

Not listed in information card??

Alex 7 Joe 7

Fizzlers Mystery from USA

Alex 8 Joe 5

Gummy Fries from USA

Alex 7 Joe 6

Walkers Marmite – mild marmite flavor

Alex 6 Joe 7

Xiaohuangxiong Crab – noodle snack from China

Alex 5 Joe 5

Kopernik Katarzynki – ginger bread cookie from Poland

Alex 7 Joe 7

Pororo Churro from Korea

Alex 7 Joe 7

Mint Pocky from Japan

Alex 5 Joe 6

Cinnamon Toast Dunkaroos from the USA

Alex 8 Joe 6

Kinder Delice from Mexico

Alex 7 Joe 7

Taste Test – MunchPak (April 2023)

This month’s MunchPak subscription contains snacks from the US, UK, Mexico, South Korea, China, Israel, and Japan.

Botan Rice Candy from Japan

Alex-4 Joe-4

Kool-Aid Popping Candy from the USA

Alex-6 Joe-5

Iwamoto Panda from Japan – sweet & crunchy cookie balls

Alex-8 Joe-6

Bissli Onion from Israel – crunchy onion flavored chips

Alex-8 Joe-7

Walkers Flamin Hot Munch from the UK – spicy corn chips

Alex-7 Joe-7

Nestle Aero Mint from the UK – mint flavored chocolate bar

Alex-5 Joe-7

Kinder Happy Hippo from the UK – wafer cookie

Alex-7 Joe-5

Sand Wafer from Korea – tangerine filling

Alex-6 Joe-6

Rountree’s Jelly Tots

Alex-8 Joe-8

Icee Big Ropes from Mexico – chewy rope candy

Alex-7 Joe-5

Haitai Baked Potato from Korea – potato snack

Alex-7 Joe-7

Haitai Chocopic from Korea – crispy biscuit sticks with a milk chocolate dip

Alex-7 Joe-6

Marukawa Melom from Japan – melon flavored chewing gum

Alex-7 Joe-6

Delicias Candy Brush from Mexico – playful candy toothbrush

Alex-8 Joe-5

Lay’s Texas Grill BBQ from China – BBQ flavored chips

Alex-8 Joe-6

Alex 6,94 out of 10

Joe 6.24 out of 10

Alex liked the box much more than I did.

Taste Test – Cheese of the Month Club (April – 2023)

April 2023’s Cheese of the Month selections has cheeses from Italy and England.

Castelrosso from Italy is a semi-firm pasteurized cow cheese. This cheese is tart and tangy with a thick rind.

8 out of 10

Double Gloucester from England is also a semi-firm pasteurized cow cheese. This has a rich buttery taste reminiscent of cheddar

9 out of 10

Fiore Sardo from Italy is a semi-firm pasteurized sheep cheese. This crumbly cheese originated on the island of Sardinia and is good for grating

9 out of 10

Taste Test – MunchPak (March 2023)

Our MunchPak shipment for March 2023. We had high hopes for this box as the previous couple of months had the highest score of any of out snack subscription boxes. As it turned out however we rated the box one of our all time lowest scores. Alex 6.44 out of 10 and Joe 6.13 out of 10. If this was one of our first MunchPak boxes we would probably have canceled our subscription as we do not like the fact that there is no theme to the box with the snacks coming from many different countries and not one location.

Mayasi Puff Paw – cheesy puff snack from Indonesia

Alex 9 Joe-6

Oh Ma Grain Sea Salt from Indonesia – puffed rice snack

Alex-4 Joe-5

Oishi Shrimp Chips from Indonesia

Alex-7 Joe-6

Kamyczki Orzechowe from Poland – sugar coated peanut candy

Alex-8 Joe-5

Youdiannong Rich Milk from Taiwan – strawberry candy (very artificial insipid flavor)

Alex-3 Joe-4

Goralki from Poland – banana and chocolate flavored wafer

Alex-6 Joe-6

White Rabbit Candy from China – milk based chewy candy

Alex-6 Joe-7

Nestle Smarties from the U.K. – a knock off M&M type candy

Alex-6 Joe-8

Tutku Kombo from Turkey – mosaic cookie

Alex-6 Joe-8

Jirapon Banana from Thailand – sun dried banana snack

Alex-6 Joe-6

Oreo Wafer Stick from South Korea – chocolate wafer

Alex-8 Joe-6

Alibi Max Coco from Poland – coconut flavored crispy rice chocolate bar

21 Nutragrain Injeolmi from South Korea – puffed grain in injeolmi flavor

Alex-5 Joe-6

Nutella B Ready from Poland – Nutella filled wafer cookie

Alex-9 Joe-6

Lotte Chocopie from South Korea – green tea sponge cake with marshmallow filling

Alex-6 Joe-6

Hura Layer/Swissroll – vanilla cake with strawberry flavored cream

Alex-7 Joe-6