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A Prima Vista: March 2015

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Scenes From A Restaurant Sakke, Marquis Hotel, Cabo. Links to this post. Labels: Cabo San Lucas. Scenes From A Restaurant. ABC Carpet and Home, NYC. For me, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to ABC Carpet and Home. Here are some snaps of the gorgeously styled kitchen department. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click above for Destinations. Follow this blog with bloglovin. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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A Prima Vista: January 2015

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The Central Market of Valencia Spain. One of the highlights on any trip abroad for me is to see the neighborhood markets. The Central Market of Valencia was no exception, full of beautiful produce, tasty cheeses, and the most colorful seafood. Read more about this market here. Links to this post. Continuing on our #SpainRoadTrip, this is Granada. Links to this post. NH Hotel Amistad Cordoba. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click above for Destinations. Follow this blog with bloglovin.

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A Prima Vista: Scenes From A Restaurant | The Osteria at Castello Di Reschio, Umbria, Italy

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Scenes From A Restaurant The Osteria at Castello Di Reschio, Umbria, Italy. I stayed at one of the gorgeous homes at Castello Di Reschio in Umbria. That will be another post. In the meantime, this is their private restaurant, the Osteria, which was so rustic and intimate. And well the food. magnificent! Labels: Castello di Reschio. Scenes From A Restaurant. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click above for Destinations. Follow this blog with bloglovin. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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A Prima Vista: Venice

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Venice. No words necessary. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click above for Destinations. Follow this blog with bloglovin. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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A Prima Vista: September 2014

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This is just another of the many sights in Istanbul that makes it, for me, one of the most magical and mystical places I have visited. Links to this post. Scenes From A Restaurant Nar, Istanbul. One of my favorite restaurants in Istanbul is Nar. They serve over 50 different dishes a day and the meze, once again, was incredible. We also had our first "pide," which is a type of Turkish pizza with a most unusual shape. Nar Restaurant, Istanbul. Links to this post. Scenes From A Restaurant. Links to this post.

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A Prima Vista: Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar Tasting | Modena, Italy

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Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar Tasting Modena, Italy. After our visit to the Ferrari Museum in Modena ( a must for a certain someone), we stopped at the oldest balsamic vinegar company in Modena. Since 1605, Giuseppe Giusti has been producing the finest balsamic vinegar, cooking the grapes and putting them into different types of wood casks. Some have been aged for over 25 years. The only thing missing was a glass of red and a hunk of parmesan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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A Prima Vista: August 2014

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The Turkish Coffee Istanbul. The ground coffee beans have been boiled in a copper "cezve" over hot coals and then allowed to settle. Maybe a little sugar,. Always strong, and always good. It is also true that many still read fortunes from the leftover coffee beans in the cup. Once you have finished your cup, you then put the saucer on top and turn it over and let it cool down. After that, the shapes left by the coffee grounds are then interpreted with both your past and future. Links to this post. In Cap...

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A Prima Vista: November 2014

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Read more about the abby here. Links to this post. It was love at every sight," Della Hicks-Wilson Gordes, France. I would say, as I caught my first glimpse of the hilltop village of Gordes, that it was love at first sight. But then, I discovered, it was love at every sight. La Bastide de Gordes. Rue de la Combe,. Le Clos De Gustave. Aux Fines Herbes Restaurant. Rue de la Republique. Links to this post. The Ruins of Ephesus Turkey. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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A Prima Vista: December 2013

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Loy Krathong Water Festival Chiang Mai, Thailand. Earlier in the day we passed these monks having a celebration of their own. They sent a couple of lanterns to the sky but one fizzled out. They were having a great time. As this Loy Krathong festival also celebrates a new year, so do we. Here's to a happy, healthly and peace filled 2014. Happy New Year. Links to this post. Chiang Rai, Thailand and the Hilltribes. The woman below has the largest brass coil of all of the tribe members. Links to this post.

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A Prima Vista: May 2015

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Scenes From A Restaurant Ristorante con locanda Da Gerry, Monfumo, Italy. Amazing lunch of seafood crudo including branzino, salmon, tuna, scampi and oysters. In the hills of Monfumo, this is Ristorante Da Gerry. Links to this post. Scenes From A Restaurant. A trip to Paris is not complete until you have visited the Merci store. Filled with beautiful clothes, home goods, and a cafe, located in the Marais District. Visit their site here. Links to this post. Hotel Bourg Tibourg Paris. Links to this post.