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Chocolate Lemon Cake Gavottes and Chocolate Cakes, Part I I remember one of the last times I traveled to France because of my luggage. “Why is your bag so heavy?”, P. asked me when he saw me come down the stairs trying with difficulty to carry my oversized metallic-grey Victorinox suitcase. “I have parts of [...]

Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand Almost D Day! Who would mind the extremely long journey when it is to visit one of my favorite places, once more. Off for a few weeks down below, to New Zealand, Melbourne and Tasmania. C’est nous ! I packed my camera and the bare minimum, in the hope to [...]

Rosemary Cauliflower Soup A little something that I wrote before leaving, to keep you company. We are gone in a day. But this was just pretty appropriate for a cold sunny New England day, like today. It must be the coldest day we have had in winter this year! Brrrrrrrr… Signing off. Bits of England [...]

Queenstown viewed from Ben Lomond Summit Here we are in New Zealand. Well arrived! Today, we went for a long long hike by Queenstown, to get to the top of Ben Lomond Mountain, at 1748 m. And that was rough! Seven hours on a steep path. Yet, with a view like this, I can only [...]

Wanaka Lake, South Island in New Zealand Along the way, further South lies a magnificent lake, not as known as Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, but so majestic, where we enjoyed great Alpine walks. I will surely tell you about it soon, when I return. In the meantime, enjoy the view. I promise that it is [...]

Freycinet National Park, Friendly Beaches About to travel home soon, after a plentiful vacation. A view of Freycinet National Park, at Friendly Beaches. Cannot wait to let you know my stories.

Sunset on Great Oyster Bay, Coles Bay By six o’clock a.m. we are ready. After a short but warm reunion with friends now living in Melbourne, we head off for the airport. It is still calm and silent at this time of the day. The plane ride between Melbourne and Hobart is only fifty two [...]

Lunch at Gertrude Street Enoteca, Fitzroy Only twenty two hours to spend in Melbourne with our friends D. and T., their son Milo and spoodle Mimi we right away nickname the hopping dog — I have never seen a dog jump that high before. Too quick, too short. A real challenge for us who love [...]