In this final post of the year, I would like to mention a historic chocolatier and confectionery in Turin, the capital of Piedmont – a region of Italy bordering France […]
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A Stockholm Visit – Colored with Jazz, ‘Fika’ and A Royal Touch
Visiting Stockholm was on my target list after a Swedish film I watched during the pandemic titled “I Love You – A Divorce Comedy“. The film is a sweet romantic […]
Great Gatsby – A Fitzgerald Classic
The photo above is the cover of the book I have read recently – “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a millionaire […]
Normandy – Apples, Half-Timbered Houses and Castles
The D-Day anniversary was celebrated about two months ago. D-Day is the name given to Allied invasion of western Europe launched on June 6, 1944, by the landing of US, […]
Story of A Quiche & Tart – Simple Recipes By A Michelin Star Chef
I had seen this artistic looking tempting quiche above in last year’s July issue of ‘Food and Travel’ and it had appealed to me so much that I had kept […]
A Coffee Shop in San José, Costa Rica
It has been a rainy spring. Although the freshness of spring is felt in its back notes, cloudy and misty weather allows me to write one more post I associate […]
Gleneagles, Scotland
It is spring time here in Istanbul but the weather is still not that warm and raining cats and dogs from time to time, as if to let me write […]
Two Films, Two Tastes … (Part 2)
In my previous post, I had mentioned the film Spanglish and a marvelous sandwich (Spanglish sandwich) I discovered owing to that film. In this post I will mention about the […]
Two Films, Two Tastes … (Part 1)
I would like to mention in this post two nice sweet films, owing to which I discovered two breathtaking tastes: a savory and a dessert. Let me start from the […]
Paris – Always A Good Idea
We had the chance to visit Paris as a family at the end of November, just before the Schengen visa of my daughter expired. I am so grateful for this […]