The vineyard Domaine de Daley is more than 700 years old and during a trip to Switzerland not long ago we spent the afternoon for a wine tour and a wine tasting. Did you know that Lavaux wine region,…
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Campo de’ Fiori is a colorful open air market held Mon-Sat morning at Piazza Campo de’ Fiori in Rome. The square has a dark history as it was used for executions, thereof the statue of the philosopher Giordano Bruno…
When me and my friend were in Tuscany we had reserved a full-day tour with Km Zero Tours, that promotes slow travel in Tuscany. We had two activities planned and one of them was a cooking lesson with Stefania…
Organic Wine Tasting in Chianti, that was our next activity during our tour with Km Zero Tours in Tuscany two weeks ago. Arianna and Alessio (Km Zero Tours) drove us to Il Bacio, where the vineyard owner Franco was…
Marché Biologique Raspail is THE Marché Bio I visit every Sunday. I remember how I discovered it on my second day in Paris when I had moved back here in 2013. It was on a Sunday morning, when everything…
Marché Bastille – last Sunday I met up Parisbreakfasts for some oysterhunting. The idea was to buy some douzaines des huîtres..but ended up sharing a plate with fresh oysters on the spot instead (not bad having oysters as breakfast…..Paris…
Best way of getting to know Brittany (Bretagne) ? Visit la fête de la coquille Saint-Jacques in Montmartre this weekend in Paris :-) Last year I missed it, but this year I joined Parisbreakfast and had oysters for breakfast…straight…
Nothing beats a lovely heartwarming soup that nourish your soul :-) Earlier today I went to the organic market in Paris and got home with these two bags filled with delicious healthy greens! Now I’m in the process of…
Best way of buying food is doing it straight from the local farmers, that is why I simply LOVE going to the organic market in Paris every weekend. Truly the highlight of my week. Imagine how happy I got…
Le petit-déjeuner (breakfast) at La Vudèle was such a wonderful treat that I still dream about all the delicacies I was served. In the morning I was waken up by swallows and sparrows singing outside my window..how neat wasn’t…
A bonus when staying at La Vudèle is that they offer a table d’hôtes, meaning you get a 3-course dinner with the hosts. Something I definately made sure before my arrival that I was very interested in having :-)…
Very late, one night, the fishermen had called my host telling her they had caught a big tuna. She told me she had jumped on her scooter and left to the other side of the coast to buy it…
Homemade hot chocolate, freshly baked bread with hazelnuts and plums from the boulangerie of Gontran Cherrier and juicy oranges bought at the organic market – made all together a lovely Sunday breakfast yesterday. Every early Sunday morning I attend…
Traditions that includes sweet treats continues and now on Sunday people in France will celebrate the Epiphany by enjoying a Galette Des Rois ! Last year I made my very own Galette Des Rois when I was living in…