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  • AUSTRIA: I’m a Sacher for a good cake!

    AUSTRIA: I’m a Sacher for a good cake!

    Haven’t heard of Sacher Torte? Have you been living on Mars or are completely oblivious to a good slice of cake? The history of the torte (cake) is a sweet one. It was created in Vienna (not Salzburg), by a young apprentice chef Franz Sacher in 1832. The delicious cake is traditionally served with a […]

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    October 22, 2017
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  • Art Deco capital of New Zealand (and possibly the planet)

    Art Deco capital of New Zealand (and possibly the planet)

    Not often you get to thank a natural disaster and community tragedy for a splendid architectural creation. In February 1931 a bastard of an earthquake rocked Napier, a town on Hawke’s Bay on the east coast of the north island of New Zealand. The ‘quake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and rocked the Hawke’s […]

    bmalzard

    October 17, 2017
    Architecture, Art, City sights, Culture, Food, Heritage, New Zealand, Road trip, Uncategorized
  • Venice . . . as the day begins

    Venice . . . as the day begins

    Ah Venice, La Serenissima, you temptress, you beauty, you moody city on the water. It never loses its attraction – Venice is a living city that is hounded and trampled on by thousands of tourists every year, her waters are cruised by mega-liners that dwarf and threaten the low-rise city silhouette and the Grand Canal […]

    bmalzard

    October 3, 2017
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  • How to make cheese, the easy whey!

    How to make cheese, the easy whey!

    A couple of years ago I was in New Zealand’s North Island, hanging out with an old friend who had matured like fine wine – and good cheese. We were once young gals, way back,  tearing the town up in a village in Greece – there’s more to that story. Following is how she taught […]

    bmalzard

    September 26, 2017
    Culture, Doors, Food, New Zealand, Traditions, Uncategorized
    Food/New Zealand
  • Take me to the Greek!

    Take me to the Greek!

    It was a few years ago now. Time has taken on another meaning since the pandemic has stifled our yearnings for far away places and hindered actual travelling, but memories never fade. The journey began in Athens. SeaDream 1 was waiting for us in Piraeus and it wasn’t too long before we had stowed our […]

    bmalzard

    September 11, 2017
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  • How long is Long Beach? or How long do I stay there?

    How long is Long Beach? or How long do I stay there?

    It wasn’t a long visit to Long Beach, California. I was to stay overnight before I headed across to Catalina Island. I didn’t know what to expect as I couldn’t quite get the gist of the geography – where’s the beach? I could see the bay from my hotel and in the distance the static […]

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    September 4, 2017
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  • How to tea-tease and please

    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
  • My two scents worth

    My two scents worth

    There is nothing that screams ‘GREEK’ than an image of a building whitewashed to perfection with the blazing helios (sun) spotlighting its surfaces and reflecting good housekeeping practices with not a speck of dirt to be found. AND across the eaves and tumbling down the walls is the Queen of Colour, the vibrant and saucy […]

    bmalzard

    August 17, 2017
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  • Spain: 24 hours in Madrid

    Spain: 24 hours in Madrid

    Apart from short periods of time in my misspent youth, Spain was just a passing flirtation. Someone I had a few drinks with. But recently as a grown-up I discovered a few choice locations in Spain and fell head over heels. As we couldn’t cover the entire country on this visit we stopped short of a whistle stop trip […]

    bmalzard

    August 2, 2017
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  • Switzerland’s Bag Men

    Switzerland’s Bag Men

    After spending a couple of days digging into the past of the buzzy city of Zurich, a visitor can be completely mellowed out by the beautiful old buildings, historic structures and the cosy vibe of the inner working of the old town. But as pleasant and pretty as Zurich is, there’s the ‘other’ side of […]

    bmalzard

    July 26, 2017
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