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20/12/2023

Sometimes you don’t realise what you’ve got until you move away. Some ingredients from some places I’ve lived which are hard to find outside that country. Guanciale, French salted butter, Samouri sauce, plain Asian noodles. I just put the Swiss beer in because I don’t think anyone is looking for it outside Switzerland.

01/12/2023

It’s beginning to look a lot like ski season . Any have any good recommendations for places in and around Zurich ?

24/11/2023

Sunset in Milano.

15/10/2023

Back in Paris.

15/07/2023

Nothing like an espresso ’corrected’ with Sambuca to top off an Italian pranzo. Which café corretto do you prefer? Sambuca or Grappa or maybe something else?

13/06/2023

Winding down our time in Hong Kong. One of the spicy delights I came across here is the punishing yet delicious sichuan pepper. Anyone else love this face numbing fire starter?

29/02/2020

Alexander The Great with Mount Olympus in the background

30/07/2018

Found this rainbow at the end of North America.

14/12/2017

Talk about delightful surprises.

http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/raphael-paintings-vatican/index.html

Two paintings by Renaissance master Raphael were discovered during the cleaning and restoration of a room inside the Vatican Museums.

19/10/2015

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/16/hotels/paris-catacombs-airbnb/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

For one night only, Airbnb is offering two brave souls the chance to win a Halloween stay in the Paris Catacombs -- the "world's largest grave."

17/09/2015

Selfies vs Shark Attacks: Which Are More Deadly for Travelers?
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-09-15/selfies-vs-shark-attacks-which-is-more-deadly-for-travelers?mbid=social_cp_facebook_vf

28/07/2015

Top Dog: 10 Best New York Hot Dogs http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2015/07/best-new-york-hot-dogs/?utm_content=buffer3ce99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Find the top 10 hot dogs in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

26/07/2015

Having lived in France and Italy I still agree with the conclusions of this article http://www.traveller.com.au/the-best-country-in-the-world-for-food-gihsmi

France, Italy, Japan? They're great. But they're not the best.

18/07/2015

7 lessons I learned from traveling abroad http://college.usatoday.com/2015/07/15/7-lessons-i-learned-from-traveling-abroad/

It's a big, bright, beautiful world out there. And it's ours for the taking.

07/07/2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sonya-matejko/what-growing-up-traveling-with-my-family_b_7700556.html?utm_hp_ref=gps-for-the-soul&ir=GPS+for+the+Soul

I was brought up at home as well as abroad therefore learning that there is more to discover than just a city's history when traveling with family. You learn about your kin, your parent's past, and your sibling's dreams. You understand more about yourself, as well as where you came from.

06/07/2015

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/revealed-the-cheapest-cities-in-the-world-to-have-a-beer-31337943.html

Krakow and Kiev are the cheapest cities in the world to buy beer, according to a new study of popular travel destinations.