Category: Retro charm

• USA: how to indulge in Waikiki

  

  At a recent visit to Hawaii, staying a the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort, I had time to seek out a couple more experiences at Waikiki. I decided to sleep, swim, read and eat – three necessary holiday activities that I have not practiced for many years. I was a bit rusty, but I made an…

  bmalzard

  November 12, 2018

  Accommodation, Airlines, Beaches, City sights, City stays, Culture, Food, History, Hotels, Retro charm, Retro places, Short stays, Travel, USA, Vintage views

• How to tea-tease and please

  

  I reckon I’ve had more than a 1000 afternoon teas. Call them Cream Teas, Afternoon Tea, Devonshire Tea, Afternoonsies, or a mid-arvo cuppa and cake – I’ve had them. This wasn’t a genteel affectation I grew up with. As a kid it was a biscuit and a glass of cordial and as a teenager, “there’s…

  bmalzard

  August 28, 2017

  Afternoon tea, Austria, Coffee, Consume, Culture, Food, Memories, Retro charm, Sweet treats, Traditions, Travel, Uncategorized