In part 2 of my articles on the Sacred Valley, I had last left off after visiting the Inca site of Ollantaytambo, the Salt Ponds of Maras and the crop circles of Moray. After lunch in Urubamba, we hopped on the train to Aguas Calientes, the train’s ultimate stop at this last village at the very foot of …
Apr
Apr
So many new cafés have opened lately in Montreal that it’s hard not to stay well caffeinated in this city. I include all of the ones I’ve visited lately in this Current Crush. They’ve also been added to my map of Montreal’s best independent cafés. You can also follow my twitter list of Montreal independent cafés here. Enjoy …
Mar
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I’ve travelled to Italy often in the past few years. Rome is probably my favourite city–or at least it is among the ones I’ve already visited–and I have entertained the fantasy of eventually retiring there. I love the city’s energy, history and people. …
Mar
I grew up during the war in Lebanon. It started a couple of years after I was born and lasted for as long as I lived there and until my family and I finally fled 15 years in. I’m sad to say that while living there, I’d become “blasée” about the news and its atrocities, …
Mar
It’s Terroir’s 10th anniversary this year! So exciting! Terroir Symposium is one of my favourite yearly events and this will be the fourth edition I attend. The day-long conference is a great gathering of some of the world’s best food and beverage leaders, including chefs, authors, food stylists and photographers, farmers, fishermen, sommeliers, wine makers and more. …
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