A wonderful time at Basel Christmas Market

The most wonderful time of the year? It indeed is in Basel! Basel is an excellent place to spend the festivities, and with just a month before the big day, Basel Christmas market is in…

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A weekend in Newcastle

It was my first trip of the year in England. The destination? Newcastle, just three hours away from London by train. I love traveling by train, and I was pleasantly surprised by the onboard, fully…

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Switzerland, short winter break in Basel

I am amazed it’s February already! It’s time for another break, don’t you think? We are well over the Christmas celebrations; dry January and the New Year are right on track. Funny how we always…

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A delicious dinner at Avenue, London

You know you are going to have a good time when you enter a venue and are greeted by a friendly, smiley house front. That’s precisely what happened when I arrived at Avenue, a D&D…

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France: Michelin meals in Normandy

Normandy is home to three Michelin-Star restaurants, and I was lucky to dine at two of them on a Normandy food trip. The Le Manoir du Lys near the beautiful town of Bagnoles-de-l’Orne and La…

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