Category: International Travel & Photos
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Europe 2016 – Part 8
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 7. Genoa – An outstanding food destination The food, produce and restaurants in Genoa, and the region of Liguria, are remarkable by any standard. Any visitor will notice how eating is such a natural part of Genoese life, with a food culture driven not by mass tourism but by…
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Europe 2016 – Part 7
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 6. Genoa (Genova) – A hard to beat tourist destination! Genoa is one of our absolute favourite places anywhere. We have stayed there on four occasions, from two days to three weeks. It is a perfect place for immersion in Italian life! This is the first of two updates,…
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Europe 2016 – Part 6
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 5. Rue Daguerre – A market street in Paris Rue Daguerre is located in the 14th Arrondissement of Paris. It is in a less well-known tourist area; the main attraction is the Catacombs. However, the street is a great place to visit if you are a food and wine lover,…
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Europe 2016 – Part 5
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 4. Table d’Hôtes If you have travelled through France you are probably familiar with Chambres d’Hôtes – the equivalent of the Australian and British concept of Bed and Breakfast – and Gîtes – the equivalent of our holiday rental in the form of self-contained cottages, houses or apartments. Some…
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Europe 2016 – Part 1
German Plum Sheet Cake After 22 hours in the air from Melbourne, we arrived in Munich for an extended European visit. Our German friends – who had visited us in Australia one year earlier – were there to meet us at the airport. It was midday but we weren’t ready for lunch then. One and…
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Recipes From The Italian Riviera
(Continued from Tomato Sauce – Italian Style) As well as an abundance of herbs and tomatoes, you may well have an abundance of cherry tomatoes. And maybe you also have a surfeit of figs! Below you will find two simple but excellent Italy-inspired recipes: grilled cheese-stuffed figs and a pasta sauce using cherry tomatoes. Three…