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September 9, 2024

Diners, Donuts and Bagels …

General, Travel, Us/Canada bagels, Bagels Village Amsterdam, Bendix Diner, Boys on the Side, California Donuts, California doughnut shops, Colonial Diner, Corvette's, Danny Trejo, Denny's Diner, diners, donuts, Donuts & Bakery, doughnuts, Edward Hopper, Ess-a-Bagel Bakery, Hawaiian donuts, Holey Grail Donuts, IHOP, Mana Diner, Mario Costa, Miss America Diner, New Jersey Diners, New York bagels, Nighthawks, Randy's Donuts, Rosie donut, Ruby's, taro, taro donuts, The Donut King, Trejo's Coffee & Donuts, UK bagel shops No comments

I wanted this to be a jolly post. I lately came across an article about diners in National Geographic Traveller ‘Classic USA 2024’ special edition. Diners, typical American diners, have […]

August 21, 2024

The Edinburgh Fringe – World’s Largest Arts Festival – On Right Now

Uncategorized, General, People, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland Adelaide, Assembly Hall, Australia, Billy Connolly, buskers, busking, Dion Owen, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Edinburgh Old Town, Emma Thompson, Festival City, Fringe Society, Fringe street events, Gilded Balloon, Global Association of Fringe Festivals, Graham Norton, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Mound Precint, Palace of Holyrood House, Rowan Atkinson, Royal Mile, Royal Yacht Britannia, Scottish Parliament, stand-up comedy, Stephen Fry, The Adelaide Fringe, The Fringe, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, The Stand Comedy Club, Waterstones, Waterstones Westend, world's largest arts festival 4 Comments

I had mentioned about Edinburgh, in several of my older posts before – namely “Scotland – A Dream Land“, “Queen Elizabeth II and Her Platinum Jubilee” and “Gleneagles, Scotland” (Click […]

August 8, 2024

Two Books (Connected by a Quote) & Many Lives

General, Books Bedford, Boston, Brazilian Honey Cakes, Brighton, London, Longyearbyen, Massachusetts, Matt Haig, Sea Containers, South Bank, Svalbard, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, The Midnight Library, The Queen's Gambit, The Star Inn at Harome, Whitby, Whitby Abbey, York, Yorkshire No comments

When I first saw the jolly book cover of the book ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath in a bookshop, it drew my interest and I thought I shall read […]

May 29, 2024

Tulum – The Jewel of Mexico

General, Latin America, Travel Ahau Tulum, Akumal, Amansala Resort, Arca Tulum, Azulik, Azulik Uh May, Be Tulum, Cancun, Casa Lecanda, Casa Malca, Casa Violeta, ceiba tree, Cenote, Cenote Dos Ojos, Chichen Itza, Coba, Coqui Coqui, Cozumel, Eduardo Neira, El Castllo, Encantada Tulum, Gitano, Gran Cenote, haciendas, Hartwood, Holbox, Holistika, home of Escobar, Hotel Esencia, howler monkeys, hummingbird, Isla Mujeres, jaguar, Jaguar National Park, Kin Toh, La Zebra Hotel, Loyal Order, mamey, Matcha Mama, Maya Train, Mayan ruins, Mayans, Merida, Mexico, Mezcal Margarita, Mr Blackbird, Muyil Ruins, Mystika Immersive, Nest dining, Nest Tulum, Nohuch Mul, Nomade Tulum, NU Tulum, Our Habitas, Paseo Montejo, Pepe Soho, PGA Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Posada Margherita, posadas, Punta Laguna, Raw Love, Riviera Maya, Sian Ka'an, Soliman Bay, sound garden, sweat lodge, temezcal, Tiki Tiki, Tulum, Tulum Beach, Tulum Pueblo, tulum Ruins, Tulum Tower, Tulum Warrior, Tuluminati, Uxmal Ruins, Valladolid, Ven a la Luz, Wakax Hacienda, Xcaret Park, Xibalba, Xpu-ha cove, Yucatán, Zone Hotelera 2 Comments

I had first heard of Tulum in an article I read years ago, with such a beautiful narration and nice images leading one to visualize things… I remember having read […]

January 18, 2024

Baratti & Milano – A Chocolate-box Confectionery

General, Europe, Travel Alexandre Dumas, Ava Gardner, Baratti & Milano, Battle of Oranges, bicerin, Caffè Al Bicerin, Caffé Elena, Caffè Gelateria Fiorio, Caffè Mulassano, Caffè San Carlo, Caffè Torino, Carnival of Ivrea, cremino, De Gasperi, Einaudi, Ferrero, Galleria Subalpina, gianduia, gianduiotto, gianduja, giandujotto, Il Festivo chocolate cake, il Valentino, King Carlo Alberto, Lavazza, Merande Reale, Napoleon, Nietzsche, Palazzo Madama, Parco del Valentino, Paul Caffarel, Pavese, Pepino, Pfatisch, Piazza San Carlo, Piazzo Castello, Piedmont, Royal House of Savoy, Savoy, Stupinigi Palace, Torino, Turin, Umberto Eco, Wonka 2 Comments

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 […]

December 15, 2023

A Stockholm Visit – Colored with Jazz, ‘Fika’ and A Royal Touch

General, Europe, Travel 50th jubilee, A Divorce Comedy, ABBA, Agaton, Americain Bar, angel chime, Artipelag, Astrid Lindgren, Berså, Blue Hall, cinnemon bun, Djurgården, Drottninggatan, Drottningholm Palace, Ekstedt, European Green Capital, Fasching Jazz Club, Fika, Fotografiska, Frantzén, Gamla Stan, Gerald Clayton, Golden Hall, Greta Garbo, Greta's, Gröna Lund, Haymarket By Scandic, Hernö Gin Bar', Jag älskar dig - En skilsmässokomedi, Junibacken, Kanelbulle, kardemummabulle, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Köttbullar, Kungsgatan, Lake Mälaren, Liffey Irish Pub, Lucy's Flower Shop, Mamma Mia!, Nobel banquet, Nobel prize, Norr Mälarstrand, Östermalms Saluhall, Paul Urbanus Bergström, Paul's, Pippi Longstocking, princess cake, Princess Victoria, PUB Department Store, Restaurang Prinsen, Restaurant Sturehof, Skansen, Smörgås, Smörgåstårta, Södermalm, Stadshuset, Stig Lindberg, Stockholm, Stockholm archipelago, Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm Jazz Festival, Swedish meatballs, Värmdö Island, Vasa Museum, Vette-Katten, Villa Villekulla No comments

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 […]

October 14, 2023

Great Gatsby – A Fitzgerald Classic

Books, Films, General Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby No comments

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 […]

August 19, 2023

Normandy – Apples, Half-Timbered Houses and Castles

Europe, General, Travel A La Reine Mathilde, Alabaster Coast, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Bayeaux, Beaumont-en-Auge, Beuvron-en-Auge, Cabourg, Cabourg Film Festival, Caen, calvados, camembert, Chateau d'Audrieu, Chateau La Cheneviere, Claude Lelouch, D-Day, David Hockney, Deauville, Etretat, Giverny, Honfleur, Maison Drouin, Marcel Proust, Monet house, Mont-Saint-Michel, Mulberry harbour, Normandy apple tart, Normandy castles, Normandy cheese route, Pays d'Auge, Pommeau, Pont l'évêque, Port Winston, Rouen, Suisse Normande, Tarte Normande, The Grand Hôtel Cabourg, Trouville-sur-Mer, Un Homme et Une Femme, William The Conquerer 2 Comments

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, […]

June 12, 2023

Story of A Quiche & Tart – Simple Recipes By A Michelin Star Chef

General, People Alice Waters, Angela Hartnett, Apple Tart, Asparagus Quiche, Bardi, Best Food Books of 2022, Burns Night, Cafe Murano, Chez Panisse, Cucina Angelina, farm-to-table, Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant, haggis, Marcus Wareing, Mayfair, Michelin-starred chef, Murano London, Neil Borthwick, Pat Llewellyn, spaghetti vongole, Spitalfields, The Connaught, The Weekend Cook No comments

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 […]

May 29, 2023

A Coffee Shop in San José, Costa Rica

General, Latin America, Travel Allegory of the Coffee and the Bananas, Alma de Café, Azotea Calle 7, Barrio Amon, Barrio Escalante, Cafe Miel Costa Rica, Cafeoteca, casado, Costa Rica, empanadas, gallo pinto, Hotel Presidente, Isolina, Mercado Escalante, olla de carne, President Kennedy in San José, Pura Vida, Rávi Gastropub, San José, Silvestre, Soda Tapia, sodas, Tarrazú, The National Theater of Costa Rica No comments

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 […]

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