Hellish house sit On the heels of what turned out to be the worst house sit we have had so far, we thought we would pass on a few thoughts we had on how to avoid a disappointing house sitting experience. Although most could struggle their way through a short house sit that’s gone wrong, when you […]
365 Project 2015 – week 9
From Scotland to Canada Week 9 had us back in Glasgow for a visit to Kelvingrove Museum and after a quick ride around the city on the Hop On Hop Off we were back on a flight to Canada. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
SLOW BRAISED CHICKEN IN A PORCINI SAUCE
Chicken and porcini On our whirlwind day trip up to Florence we took in the Mercato Centrale with tons of tasty treats to choose from, beautifully displayed to attract customers. One thing that was plentiful were dried porcini mushrooms. A tip for anyone looking to buy top quality dried porcinis is to make sure they […]
365 Project 2015 – week 8
Scottish castles, whisky and haggis The last week of our trip has been amazing. We’ve seen a lot of beautiful castles, scenery that begs to be photographed and haggis so delicious it surprised us both. Saturday we’ll head back home and start writing about it all. You can see all photos here. How did you spend […]
365 Project 2015 – week 7
Ciao Italy, hello Glasgow! During week 7 we said goodbye to Italy and said hello to Glasgow. So far we’ve met some great people, had delicious food and looking forward to more. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
APEROL PANNA COTTA
Traveling on a budget Well today we leave Italy after three months of fun. Traveling on a strict budget means we have not eaten out every day but cooked most meals for ourselves. There has been some memorable ones for sure, filled with truffles, mushrooms and the bounty of this incredible country. So it seems […]
Orvieto’s city card
Orvieto in winter We first got turned on to city cards when we visited Amsterdam a few years ago. It was a 48 hour card and we raced through the city to see as much as we could. The Orvieto city card is a bit different, it costs €20 and you have almost a full […]
365 Project 2015 – week 6
Chocolate in Florence We took the train to Florence this week and got our fill of chocolate at the Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale, their annual chocolate festival. We’ve also been doing a lot of last minute things we’ve wanted to do while we’re here. It seems like no matter how long we stay in one place we always […]
