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fredstraveltrails
Sep 11, 20222 min read
Tuscan Ragù (Meat Sauce)
If you have read the story about Tuscany in the Travel section, you will recall the pici pasta and meat sauce that I raved over – so...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 11, 20226 min read
Under the Tuscan Sun
Ah, Tuscany… vineyards, olive groves, hill-top towns, Florence, pizza, Sienna, pasta, Volterra, la bella vita… we came for all of this…...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 10, 20226 min read
Salzburg & neighbourhood
z So, did you know that Salzburg became wealthy because of one indispensable and highly prized item in the Middle Ages and well before...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Wienerschnitzel
Wiener Schnitzel is one of Austria's most traditional and representative dishes. The story goes that a gourmand Austrian field marshal,...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Sopa Cortijeras de Setenil de las Bodegas
Cortijera Soup is an exceptional recipe for when autumn arrives and it starts to get cold. A stick-to-the-ribs kind of traditional...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 30, 20225 min read
La Costa del Sol
Sure, sure, sun, sand, surf…any more s’s? Oh yes, beaches aplenty, and you can laze around if that’s your wish, but you could do that in...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Gulyásleves (Goulash)
Gulyásleves originates from a dish cooked by the cattlemen (Hungarian: gulya = cattle herd, gulyás = cattle herder), who tended their...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 3, 20225 min read
Unique Lake Héviz, Hungary
Largest thermal spa lake in Europe The first reaction to Lake Héviz that I recall was from my grand-daughter, Maddie, who asked: “Grampa,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 22, 20225 min read
The Riviera Maya
Most people go to the Mayan Riviera for sun, sand and surf… for those who wish for unspoiled beaches, beautiful lagoons with great...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Basil Pesto with Angel hair Pasta
A couple of stories back, I wrote about our trip to the Cinque Terre in Italy. Well, it was in our B&B that we had the most delicious...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 5, 20225 min read
Hiking the French Riviera
OK, so they are not so long as The West Highland Way nor Shakespeare’s Way, but the views are outstanding. Last stop before Italy is the...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 2, 20216 min read
A Palm Desert Vacation
What an amazing, unique place - Palm Desert - makes you wonder who thought it would be a good idea to build a town here. Like Phoenix, it...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 20, 20215 min read
Hike the Cinque Terre
OK, so you’ve decided to put off visiting the Amalfi Coast, too expensive, and you have decided to come to Tuscany instead, for the wine,...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 23, 20212 min read
Duck Magret
You’ll remember this dish from our wonderful lunch at a small Normandy village restaurant: Le Lion d’Or. This picture features duck...
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 23, 20216 min read
Haunted Scottish Castles
Tales of hauntings are all too common in the British Isles, and none more so than in Scotland. We have been around Scotland several times...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20217 min read
A Normandy Vacation
We had just left Le Lion d’Or having had an absolutely delicious, and completely unexpected four-course gourmet lunch. The starter was...
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fredstraveltrails
Jul 21, 20216 min read
Hiking the Cotswolds
Lots of the countries can lay claim to have genuinely picturesque towns and regions. I think of Bruges in Belgium, Heidelberg in Germany,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
In keeping with the Caribbean theme for this posting, have a look at this fantastic recipe and method for this classic Jamaican dish....
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fredstraveltrails
Jul 6, 20216 min read
Six Best Caribbean Beaches
…and now for something completely different (sort of). We’ve all been chomping at the bit to get out of the house, out of the city, out...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 19, 20215 min read
Gaudi's city - Barcelona
Stand in awe in front of the Sagrada Familia Basilica and stare, along with hundreds of other slack-jawed tourists up at Antoni Gaudi’s...
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