As we drove towards Valisiki on the island of Lefkada for our 3 day Greek sea kayaking voyage, Jules turned to Rob and said “we probably should have at least…
We arrived down on the Sithonia peninsular on our second night in Greece. The aim was to drive around the three of the Chalkidiki peninsulars, find the best camp ground,…
We ate some amazing, cheap street food in Istanbul. Below are some highlights. Kokerec If you are a little squeamish with offal, then this isn’t for you. But it tastes…
When we crossed the border into Turkey (after some interesting back and forth with the border guards trying to get visas sorted out) Julie turned to Rob and said that…
Upon leaving Istanbul we have quickly fallen into the rhythm of travel. Melon and salty cheese for breakfast, a beach side stop for quick BBQ and salad lunch followed by…
How do you write about a city such as Istanbul? A city with so many amazing sites, smells and sounds; a city which has been central to great empires, each…
So with a farewell to our good friends Peti, Evi and Bensi in Budapest (and leaving a little bit of Frank behind as well) we headed south to territories uncharted…
We have been seeing these massive fresh artichokes in the local shop and when the Wednesday farmers market rolls into town. We have never really prepared fresh artichoke’s before and…
Well almost commercial. Our three loaves were dropped off in the kitchen of Le Bec Jaune today and we used their industrial steam oven to bake some amazing fresh sourdough.…
We have been making lots of lovely sourdough recently. It helps having four in the house, including three large lads that enjoy their bread. Various flavours: plain white, white with…