A Husband and Wife Travel Around the World
As part of our France excursion, Tony and I wanted to spend a week living like the French out in the beautiful countryside. We decided to go all out and stay in an adorable cottage in Normandy literally out in the middle of nowhere. Going into the week, I looked at this trip to rural […]
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Mickey D’s, McD’s, and to our Australian Friends… Mackers. Whatever you want to call it, McDonald’s is the Magneto of fast food chains. The Super-villain extraordanaire… and for good reason. But have you been lately? We sure hadn’t. But only6 blocks down the road from our family-stay in Lima, Peru is a newly renovated McDonald’s […]
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Over the past three months, Tony and I have tried many traditional South American dishes. Some were delicious and others… not so much. But one dish we fell in love with during our food tour of Buenos Aires was the Spanish Tortilla (a.k.a. Spanish Omelet or Tortilla Espanola). A Spanish Tortilla is basically a thick egg omelette made with potatoes […]
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Tony and I have been travelling for roughly 3 months now in South America and have tried every local cuisine from Machas in Chile, Afajores in Argentina, Trucha in Bolivia, and (most daringly) Guinea pig in Peru. After eating like true locals for several months (and both coming down with food poisoning at one point […]
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In the states, food seems to be merely a method of fueling our bodies. We eat meals sitting in front of the television, out of cartons, and on the run to work. We rarely pay attention to the details and preparation of our food or the richness in its taste. In Argentina, I see some […]
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It is pretty well known that Argentina is the beef capital of the world. So when staying in Buenos Aires, why wouldn’t I take the opportunity to whip up some delicious meat up from scratch?! Like the North End in my native Boston (where literally every Italian joint is mouth-watering), you can’t go wrong with […]
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When it comes to food, certain combos just work: Salt & pepper, cheese & crackers, eggs & bacon, and (my personal favorite) chocolate & peanut butter… swoon. However, on the road I discovered a whole new award winning culinary combo: Avocado and Tomato They are the new celebrity couple of my foreign cooking world, which […]
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If there is any wisdom I could pass along to other backpackers travelling the world, it is to MAKE FRIENDS! It seriously will change the entire outcome of your trip in the best ways imaginable. Interacting with others will be stimulating and enriching. It will also allows you to do things during your travels that […]
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