pleasures & treasures for women who love to travel
Determining a good quality wine requires understanding how wine quality is determined and how that affects the price. When you understand this, you can be sure that you are making the best wine purchase for the value of your hard earned money.
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It’s always a lot of fun to go to the weekly market and find out what there is to take home to family. These photos were taken last month when I was out with a girlfriend. She discovered these larger sized stroopwafels and wanted to share this precious find with me. I had a fun [...]
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Wine tasting is not as hard as you think. You don’t need to have formal training and anyone can do it. As far as etiquette is concerned, the ladies are normally served up before the men. Be prepared to be given bottled water served at room temperature at your wine tasting party. You might find this peculiar but the water is used to clean the roof of the mouth out ready for the next sample of wine. Make sure that the water you are given is not too cold as this can shock the roof of the mouth and ruin the taste of your next drink.
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An uitsmijter looks to me like a heavy breakfast but to most Dutch people, it’s mostly labelled as a snack (a really heavy one). Some of my non-Dutch friends here didn’t even know what it was and they’ve been living here longer than I have! Here’s how to do it: Get one large plate. The [...]
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Two activities I enjoy when I take off with girlfriends. When I find a gift I think a friend will enjoy, I buy it, have it wrapped and wait for the right time to make her happy. The activity of spotting something special for someone else makes is fun! It tests how well you know your friends.
The activity of eating is something you might call sacred to me. I just don’t break bread with anyone. It has to be with someone I like. We’re sharing our food and time together. If I don’t really like the person, I don’t get an appetite.
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Ocean Vegetables
Seaweed is the secret to super nutritionEat where the locals eat. You’re assured that these places don’t sell their meals at touristy rates and you enjoy the local food at the same time. You might even be able to strike up a conversation with some of them.
