Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that this summer (2022) I finally finished walking the last 115km along the Camino de Santiago, from Sarría to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.. This is the fifth leg of the Camino which I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post … Read more
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that this summer (2022) I finally finished walking the last 115km along the Camino de Santiago, from Sarría to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. This is the fifth leg of the Camino which I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a decadent brownie-type slice/ bar – once again, not really a cookie… in fact, Dorie says: These bars were built on a memory of a torte I had in Rome and a few disparate recipes given to me by friends. Are they truly Roman? Nope. … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. I’m a sucker for books about expat life in Paris. Right from the synopsis, I knew there would be a lot of “Paris: A Life Less Ordinary (a memoir)” I would relate to… Paris is a dream … Read more
Sometimes the Internet is a magical place. Recently I was contacted by someone out of the blue – this actually happens quite often, thanks to social media making it easy to get in touch with pretty much anyone – but this time, it was from someone with whom I have a lot in common! We … Read more
“A visual exploration of the Paris dining scene, with stories, guides, and recommendations from everyday patrons and famous aficionados alike”. This is how John Donohue’s latest book was described in an email from the publisher – how could I NOT want a review copy? From the publisher: Paris is a city like no other, beloved … Read more