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The un-french cafe and the preposterously good eclair

This is what I picture when I imagine a Paris cafe. I've never really liked the term "soft opening" when referring to the com...
The most beautiful villages in France

Seguret , "safe place in troubled times", a haven. It’s on top of a hill, watching its neighbours on the flat – Roaix and Sablet ...
Sorrento Ocean Beach

You thought Sorrento in Italy was beautiful? This is where I am now ( map ), south of Melbourne, Australia - about a 24 hour flight from its...
Paneer Pakeeza

This recipe, shared by Ms. Ruchi Khanna was the runner up in a recent Grandma's Recipe comp at Mumtaz Mahal (details here). It is a cre...
Navigating the green mountain - Jebel Akhdar, Oman

Imagine you're just a quiet bloke. You live in the hills, just about as far away from civilization as you can manage. Your electricity t...
The Source

When I first came to Dubai for a little look-see with my husband, a weekend break to decide if we could ever live here, we were taken around...
Camping, glamping and dune stamping. Desert accommodation in the UAE and beyond

Weekend breaks just ain't what they used to be. None of that popping into the hills behind town, buying organic apples at a roadside sta...
Amman, food, rainbows and salt

When I returned from Jordan, inivitably, people asked me if I enjoyed my holiday, and what my highlights were. "Amman," I would s...
Crunchy prawns with korma dipping sauce

Every once in a while, there is a dish from a restaurant that sticks with me. One evening, about 8 years ago in Melbourne, I dined with my h...
Trsteno - the bluest sea in the world

Trsteno. The word is missing vowels. The map is missing kilometers. I've finally reached the crest, and it's much further to the bea...

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Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare

more about the show here I love the food channel. Back in Melbourne, before my kids grew up and commandeered the television, Saturday morni...
The Source

When I first came to Dubai for a little look-see with my husband, a weekend break to decide if we could ever live here, we were taken around...
Paneer Pakeeza

This recipe, shared by Ms. Ruchi Khanna was the runner up in a recent Grandma's Recipe comp at Mumtaz Mahal (details here). It is a cre...
Amman, food, rainbows and salt

When I returned from Jordan, inivitably, people asked me if I enjoyed my holiday, and what my highlights were. "Amman," I would s...
Good-for-you Creamy Curry

You know those gorgeous indian curries from up north - the ones you're not supposed to eat because they are full of all the bad stuff - ...
White Elephants, Wafi and unhappy pyramids

The white elephant is the rarest of all elephants - an albino - both sacred to ancient Thai court and belonging to the god Indra in Hindu my...
Batheeth pies

Wow - haven't posted a recipe in ages. It's silly season again, that's why. Only time for silliness, nothing else. In the midst,...
Wine

Pieropan Soave 2011 There's a whole heap of Soave out there that makes it hard for any decent producerer in the region to charge ...
Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 1998

Gorgeous. A big yeasty nose with a slap-in-the-face character of honey and butter on hot toast. Threads of hair-thin bead trail in the gla...

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