musings of a traveller and food lover

Travels

Post Card from Marigot, St Maarten

When ever M travels for work without me, he always stock up postcards in hope he has time to write and buy stamps. But with a hectic schedule it rarely happens, so I always beg him to carry ...

The Resurrection Table

KALO PASCHA CHRONIA POLLA… GREEK EASTER Fasting is over. Last Thursday, the Orthodox Maundy Thursday, the preparation for the Easter celebration begun when the women started baking ...

Oia, Santorini, Greece

Oia.. Santorini’s north tip settlement, high on a cliff top. One of the most picturesque Greek Island Thira (Santorini) I love the Greek Islands and one of them is Santorini.I love ...

A COOK’S PRIDE

In one of the Sasak village we have visited in Lombok Indonesia, the kitchen is outdoor almost ground level, houses are mostly one bedroom shack, but the owner is certainly a proud cook.

Ravioli with Mushroom and Ham

Such hectic schedule, M and I either buy a sandwich for lunch or eat out. But today on our lunch break we went to the supermarket. For the first time didn’t translate the value of the ...

Adventurous Eating

Lamb’s Head – Fresh & Local 1 euro a piece. Yes the Greeks eat them. Either on the spit or the soup mageritsa the Greeks love lamb’s head. It is boiled and the brain is ...

The Departure

These three posts are very much of late entry. These are the series of the our trip when we left UK for Norway. One of our crossing, our lovely meal and the land trip to Oslo.

Crossing Newcastle, UK – Kristiansand, Norway

The CrossingMarch 17th, 2005We left York slightly early hoping we can have our last fish and chips at Newcastle. The dock itself is 8 miles out of the city, where there is an outlet mall and ...

Blue Riband aboard Princess of Scandinavia

Crossing between Newcastle, UK to Kristiansand, NorgeIt took its name from the World of Blue Riband of the Atlantic award given to the passenger ship that made the fastest Atlantic crossing ...

The Drive from Kristiansand to Oslo

I couldn’t get up must be tired or was it the wine. M said if I were to shower and have a full stomach I’d better get up. I looked at the port hole, ughh not another grey place. Dashed ...

To Norway

Food to Norway. Yes and don’t laugh! Inside my bags are the following 1) Organic Earl Grey Tea2) Organic Coffee3) Organic Lemon Squash Couldn’t bring anything from Greece except ...

GAN GIN GAN YUU

GAN GIN GAN YUU – “ As you eat, so you are” the Thai words similar to Savarin’s “You are what you eat” Whenever we come to London, finding a place to eat is one of our ...