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Dec 22 min read

Istrian Yota Hotpot Soup

You know, since Croatia is such a long strung-out country, every region lays claim to the National Dish, but since we are visiting...

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Dec 29 min read

The Istrian Peninsula, Croatia

Yep, Rovinj is a gem, a hill top town on a peninsula jutting into the Adriatic, full of tangled, cobble-stoned narrow streets

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Sep 298 min read

Edinburgh

Travel story of Edinburgh highlights, festivals, castles, palaces, witches and more.

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Jun 1210 min read

Montréal/Montreal

It’s cosmopolitan, it’s boisterous, it’s tranquil, it’s corrupt, it’s beautiful, it’s so cool. it’s one of the greatest cities in the...

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Mar 228 min read

The Queen of the Adriatic: Venice

What is a well-known city on the world that is slowly sinking into the sea and is, in fact, surrounded by its own lagoon? Right, well,...

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Jan 111 min read

Excursion to Pigeon Cay

The first thing to note is that there are, in fact, NO pigeons on Pigeon Cay. Gulls yes, pigeons, no. So with that having been...

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Dec 3, 20231 min read

Moules et Frites

Can’t write a story about Belgium and NOT include a recipe on its National Dish. The recipe really shouldn’t work – it would go so much...

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Dec 3, 20237 min read

Why Bruges, Belgium?

Because Bruges is a small and quaint and charming and historic city with a fairy tale vibe. Swans on the canals, a maze of medieval...

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Oct 9, 20237 min read

Chateaux of the Loire

For inveterate castle-hunters like myself, well, you can imagine what a treasure trove the Loire valley is. From ancient mighty...

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Oct 8, 20232 min read

Crêpes Suzette

Desserts don’t get much French-er than Crêpe Suzette. The story goes that an assistant waiter, Henri Charpentier accidentally invented...

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Aug 29, 20239 min read

Budapest, the Paris of the East

Naturally, the iconic picture of Budapest is the Parliament Building, finished, sort of, in 1896, on the 1000th anniversary of the...

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Aug 29, 20232 min read

Lángos Recipe

“Lángos Are the Hungarian Street Food You Didn’t Know You Needed!”. This is the perfect hearty snack for when it’s cold or when it is...

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Jun 28, 202310 min read

Rome, the Vatican, and Hadrian’s Villa

There have been soooo many travel stories about Rome, my take will be to barely touch on the famous, kinda, and dwell on Rome’s...

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Jamie Oliver’s Pizza Dough Recipe, modified

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Jun 27, 20232 min read

Jamie Oliver’s Pizza Dough Recipe, modified

“Once you've tried this easy pizza dough recipe, you'll never look back (trust me) ”…he said… Ok, so the blog post is about Rome etc, and...

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Mar 17, 20232 min read

Chili con Carne

If you are a chilihead, you know about the International Chili Society, which sanctions and holds USA-wide chili cook-offs all year long,...

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Mar 16, 20236 min read

National Parks of the SouthWest

This post will be different, heavy on pictures, as they tell a thousand words, and less on…well…words, well a few words anyway. The thing...

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Feb 1, 202310 min read

En Provence

It’s the light. You can feel it, you can see it, you can almost smell it, and if you pass a lavender farm, you know you’re in Provence -...

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Dec 31, 20221 min read

Cranachan

Sweet Raspberries, Whipped Cream flavoured with Honey and Whisky and toasted Oatmeal – what could be more yummy – a gourmet dessert....

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Dec 31, 202210 min read

Hiking the Fife Coastal Path

And now, for a complete change of ‘pace’, we decided to walk several sections of Scotland’s Fife Coastal Path, since Vicky is from...

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Oct 15, 20225 min read

The Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland

What? The inspiration for the elvish city of Rivendell in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit? If you have seen the movie or read the book (perhaps...

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