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WWOOFing on Farm #1: Moulin de Braux

Moulin de Braux was a very special experience for me, and one I will cherish. The farm is set in Braux which is close to Dijon in the Burgundy region of France. As I took the train into the area, I saw huge fields of luscious yellow flowers. Not dandelions as you […]


Granada: A city unlike any other

Subconsciously knowing that we would really like Granada, we ended up giving it more breathing space in our itinerary. It is hard to describe just why Granada was a fantastic city to explore. First, there is actually something to explore… a complex network of alley ways and sudden apparitions of graffiti (not just […]


Toledo, Cordoba, Sevilla … oh my! Still not warm enough.

I am starting to summarize Spain in fewer words so I can finally catch up to where I am now, Bern, Switzerland. After we finished exploring Madrid, we hiked out on the train system for a day trip to Toledo. What a picturesque town, barely any of my photos of the approach of […]


Madrid: the land of dangling ham shanks, ridiculous gallery security, and ironically delicious vegetarian food

If I never see another Iberian ham leg dangling in front of my face, I will be happy. In Spain, these delighfully cured pig legs (complete with a blackened hoof intact, mind you) are hanging in every grocery store, plenty of other smaller stores, and we even once found a store dedicated totally to […]


Food in London

As I expected, I had no problems whatsoever eating in London. I even had vegan food that was not all that bad on the airplane! Soon after I arrived I bought some fruit, pita and hummus at a local grocery store for breakfast and snacks. The first day, Donal took me out […]


Last day in London - on couch surfing and observations

(at Kensington Palace - and there’s a 159 more photos of London where that came from, once I got over my camera-shy anti-tourist thing). Well, it has been an eventful and overall great experience in London. Sorry for not blogging until now, I’ve been wanting to experience everything and then write about […]


Travel updates part II: 6 days until departure

(15 Ways to Sleep on a Train. Want this zine (via etsy) by illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli. Hope my train rides are more comfortable than this.)

Behind on my research about each city, so far have thought in-depth only about London. Want to limit planning as much as possible to be on-the-go, over-thinking it seems […]


Bringing you the very best of my kitchen experiments

So apparently this is the week of preparing home-cooked meals on a regular basis. Last weekend I powered through all of my home projects so I can focus on planning my trip (I am hours away from booking the flight!). With the extra time I’ve been flexing my cooking muscles for our health […]


What else don’t we know?

Animal Minds - National Geographic Magazine. “Brainy fellow creatures show that humans are not alone in their ability to invent, plan, or contemplate.” Interesting article with examples of observed animal cognition.
At the core of snowflakes, bacteria - Los Angeles Times. “Moisture must cling to something in order to condense into precipitation, but scientists […]


Couscous with peas and onions

Since we have made this meal 1,000,35452 times already, I feel that I have to share. I just love the simple and delicious way this whole wheat couscous is flavoured with the caramelized onion and other ingredients. It is also really fast and easy to make. For me, it is true comfort […]


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