Category: Tasmania
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Indigo Valley – Home Grown Produce!
Several years ago, Barry and Liz wound up their professional jobs in teaching and accounting-law in East Gippsland, and moved to the Indigo Valley in north-eastern Victoria. That enabled them to relocate to Liz’s family home and farm, where several siblings live nearby. We recently made the four hour trip up from Melbourne to see…
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Hoi An Banh Mi – The World’s Best Sandwich?
This post about banh mi is a continuation from Hoi An: The Food! A ‘sandwich’ that is distinctly Vietnamese Later in this post we will give our method for making a banh mi (pronounced ‘barn mee’) that is truly yummy and clearly in the Vietnamese style. It isn’t a traditional recipe, but it encapsulates…
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Hoi An – The Food!
This post is a continuation from Hoi An: The Sights! Not only is Hoi An a delight to spend time in because it is attractive, charming and a sanctuary of peacefulness but it is also a great food destination. We were taken on a street food tour, visited markets, spent three hours bike riding…
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Hoi An – The Sights!
This post is a continuation from Hue: The Imperial City. On Day 6 of our food explorer tour of Vietnam organised by Peregrine Travel, we drove from Hue to Hoi An. Our trip notes read: “On arrival, a walking tour will take you around the major sites of Hoi An’s charming Old Town, including…
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We Invite The Neighbours In: For Drinks and Nibbles!
This is a continuation from We Invite The Neighbours In: Perfect Weather! Easy to prepare nibbles With Launceston and the Tamar region having very agreeable summery weather from November to March, we can plan events at Olive’s Cottage with a high degree of confidence. We aim to be outside and use the main deck or…
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We Invite The Neighbours In: Perfect Weather!
Summer Climate Launceston and the surrounding region, including the Tamar Valley, has a remarkable summer climate. Daily maximums are consistently in the mid to low 20s (Celsius), rarely dropping below 20oC and rarely making it above 30oC. On average, the region’s maximum is a couple of degrees higher than Hobart and a couple of degrees…
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Hue: The Imperial City!
This post is a continuation from Halong Bay: The Food. One of the challenges of travelling through Vietnam is how to pronounce the word ‘pho’! It seems it derives from the French word ‘feu’ (like ‘fir’ in English but shortened) as in ‘pot au feu’ meaning a meaty, vegetable soup. But we could not…
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Halong Bay: The Food
This post is a continuation from Halong Bay: The Sights. Life on board our Halong Bay cruise was comfortable and relaxing. Our boat would probably rate medium on the ‘luxury’ scale: it wasn’t luxurious by any means, but it was well above adequate. We would spend much time on the top deck, watching the…
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Halong Bay: The Sights
This post is a continuation from Hanoi. Is Halong Bay one of the more amazing tourist destinations on earth? To judge, you might have to go yourself. How long should you spend there? Well, how long is a piece of string? A visit to Halong Bay was part of our guided tour but, though…
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Hanoi: Ginger Chicken
This post is a continuation from Hanoi: The Food. To print a hard copy of the recipe in this post, use the Print button at the top right, then select the font size and whether or not photos are required. A four-hour session at the Hanoi Cooking Centre was included as part of our…