Just under two hours’ flight time from the UK is the delightful Spanish city of Girona. It’s a Catalan beauty; full of quaint, cobbled streets, crumbling medieval walls and gastronomical delights.…
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Just an hour and a half away from the UK lies the pretty as a postcard town of Lausanne. After a quick flight and a comfortable forty-five minute train journey from Geneva…
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One of the best ways to experience a new country is through your stomach. I’m often transported back to places where I’ve travelled just by the smell of something cooking, spotting…
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There was only one restaurant name that kept coming up again and again when I asked for your #Glasgow recommendations on twitter. The place that so many raved about? Ubiquitous Chip.…
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Apart from my love for travel and writing there is another huge passion in my life… cake. Whether it is hot, cold, dolloped with cream or covered in thick icing I…
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After being raised on Hollywood movies and repeats of Friends episodes I have always been desperate to experience an American thanksgiving dinner. The food, the laughter and sharing the things that…
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Want to make a change from your traditional turkey and all the trimmings this Christmas but haven’t got the budget or holiday leave to book a flight and jet off?…
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You may have noticed that things were looking a little sparse on these here blog pages last week. The reason for this mini break was because I had dreaded deadlines looming…
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Ah food. Is there anything better in this world than eating? (That’s a rhetorical question, as of course there isn’t!) Especially when one way to immerse yourself in a new country…
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For all you foodies out there let me just warn you, you’ll need to pack your stretchy pants for your return flight from Greece. I’ve just come back from a…
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source Food is a HUGE part of French life. Buttery flaky croissants ripped open and dipped into bowls of freshly ground coffee for breakfast. An hour and a half…
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*This post is not for vegetarians, fussy eaters or those of a faint stomach. When you travel you have the opportunity to try things you’d never be able to pick up…