Every sip of sangria is a taste of summer, no matter the season. – Anonymous Some of the best food finds are discovered in the least likely places. When traveling Robie and I eat mostly local fare. But sometimes trying food we know and love halfway around the globe gives new life to the … More Sangria, a healthy little fruit salad
The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists. – H. Allen Smith After nearly three months on Ikaria during the off-season, we’ve compiled Reid & Robie’s Top 10 things to do when the island’s not packed with sunseekers. But first, an Honorable Mention: Keeping track of our neighbor’s herd was … More Ikaria Top 10
The code is more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules. – Captain Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean When Robie and I started cleaning out the house and preparing for this adventure, I made an exception to my rule about not reading a book twice. Because like Captain Barbossa, I believe rules should … More Toujours Provence
You are what you eat. So don’t be fast, cheap, easy or fake. – Homer One of the best things about our roving retirement is the food. And not just the amazing cuisine we get to try, but the chance to recreate delicious dishes and add them to our repertoire. In Liverpool Robie and I … More Pork, cheese and ouzo – the new winter classic
Feel the history beneath your feet. – Anonymous You’re standing in the largest medieval square in Europe, host to one of the Continent’s biggest Christmas markets. After Mongols destroyed the city in the 13th century, a new plaza covering 9½ acres was built at the intersection of ancient trade routes with a central market surrounded … More Where are you now?
A lock, like most people, will open up with patience and a bit of kindness. – Anonymous Crime was said to be nonexistent on the island. Cars were left unlocked, bicycles unchained and homes open. People set packages down on café tables and walked away for hours. They deserted boats and cars for weeks or … More Willie Dare makes a friend
Liverpool is full of the kind of people who go out on a Monday and couldn’t care less about Tuesday morning. – George Harrison Reid and I spent ten weeks in the United Kingdom’s fourth largest metropolitan area. And while it isn’t as big as London, Liverpool has a lot to offer – for short … More Top 10 things to do in Liverpool
What is better than to sit at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends. – James Joyce Dublin is a literary town. Bookstores, libraries, literary museums and tour, pubs where famous authors hung out, Dublin has them in spades. The city has contributed four Nobel laureates in literature … More An unlikely story (or what to read, see, eat and drink in Dublin)
Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved. – Romain Rolland Humans have always built monuments to commemorate the dead. Ancient Egyptians mummified the bodies of people and pets before entombing them in pyramids. Prehistoric Britons moved megalithic stones hundreds of miles and encircled them with grave mounds. A Chinese … More Top 10: Cemeteries
A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. – Thomas Keller Taking a page from Reid’s post last week about British Fare and the differences we found regarding variety, availability and names, I thought I’d share a gallery of some of the food we made at home and ate … More Gallery: Food from our time in Liverpool
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