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.
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Recipes & Travel:
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.”
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Recipes & Travel:
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.
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Recipes & Travel:
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.

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Recipes & Travel:
Food, Germany, herrnschlösschen, Hotels, Romantic Road, Rothenburg

Nutmeg agreed to accompany Ginger to the medical clinic in Arles so he could get a yellow fever vaccination for his Africa trip, but only of they could visit Alyscamps afterwards.
Alyssii campi is Latin for Elysian fields – the road leading to the kingdom of the dead.

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Recipes & Travel:
Alyscamps Arles, Camino de Santiago, Facts about Vincent Van Gogh, Provence in Autumn, Provence Travel, Travel in France

Nutmeg got a little lost on her way to this hike. Given the religious significance of the location, maybe she was not the first lost soul during the long history of the Sainte Baume grotto.
View of Monastery & Massif Ste Baume
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Recipes & Travel:
Pilgrimage site in Europe, Provence Travel, St Baume Monastery, Travel in France

Rhonda Zuk Headon had a self-imposed a deadline, if her career path was unclear by her 30th birthday she would force the issue. She did exactly that with a trip to Tuscany and her first taste of Italian pecorino.

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Recipes & Travel:
Alberta, Alberta Cheese, Artisan Products, Sheep Cheese, The Cheesiry

In classic Ginger and Nutmeg fashion, a planned 11:00 departure with a leisurely lunch on the beach was in reality 13:30 before the car was loaded and they were headed to a one-time secret cove.

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Recipes & Travel:
California Travel Guides, Crystal Cove, Crystal Cove Alliance, Crystal Cove State Park, Irvine Company and Crystal Cove

Writer Alphonse Daudet described his affection for the town of Fontvieille and its windmills as follows:
“Ce coin de roche qui m’etait une patrie et dont on retrouve la trace – êtres ou endroits – dans presque tous mes livres”
This corner of rock was a homeland to me, one which can be traced to beings or places in almost all my books.

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Recipes & Travel:
Fontvielle, Provence, Windmills

Nutmeg has a new flame.
A spring trip to Portugal sparked a fire in her belly for more fresh Atlantic seafood and genuine bem vindos (welcomes). Her pleasant experience and a non-refundable Ryanair flight made a return trip, with Ginger, a must. Besides, that late bottled vintage (LBV) port wine was growing on her.

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Recipes & Travel:
Christmas, Portugal, Portugal Travel Tips, Travel