How could Nutmeg have forgotten about baklava?
There it was, the nut-filled-honey-drenched-filo-pastry treat tempting her from behind the display case glass.
Tags: Greece, Greek Food, Greek Wines
Have you ever wondered…why do they take 200ml of body cream away at airport security only to let you buy 250ml in duty-free before boarding? Well, at least the plane was still scheduled to fly to Lisbon.
Nutmeg’s discovery of Portugal’s must see sights started with an email to 12 women with a tempting offer of accommodation in a Portuguese farmhouse. The email suggested a generally loose itinerary for the week and “bring your yoga mats.”
Tags: History, Portugal, Travel, Travel Essentials in Portugal, Travel Tips
Nutmeg walked every aisle in the grocery store looking for salt – it was not with the spices, but rather in its’ own section near the aged balsamic vinegar. Where is the logic?
This pile of sea salt is 70 metres high
Treasured since antiquity, salt is used in kitchens around the world, to enhance flavour and preserve food. Salt also plays a medicinal role in maintaining the life sustaining salt/water ratio in the human body. Formed by the earthly elements sodium and chloride (NaCl), salt comes from two sources, underground mineral deposits and seawater.
Tags: Camargue, Camargue Salt Flats, fleur de sel, Provence Travel, Salt Production in Provence, Travel in France
Arriving in Rothenburg you feel like you just staggered into the pages of a child’s fairytale set in Bavaria, Germany.
Tags: Food, Germany, herrnschlösschen, Hotels, Romantic Road, Rothenburg
