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On My Travels : An Unexpected Pit Stop in Colmar, France

20th November 2016 By Urvashi Roe

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Every other year we have a driving holiday. It’s a little compromise I have with my husband who cannot bear to fly. This summer it was a whirlwind drive from Calais, via Eurotunnel, to Strasbourg to Lucerne to Verona to Venice to Milan to Engelberg to Calais and then home. In just over a week! The […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: alsace, colmar, france, riesling, sauerkraut

Bastille Day Recipes From London’s Bankside

14th July 2016 By Urvashi Roe

Once upon a time I lived in Aix-en-Provence. I was living in halls of residence. It was my third year at university. I was away from my parents and there was much hair to be letting down so I went to every party there was. Don’t get me wrong. I was still a complete and utter swot […]

Filed Under: Soup Tagged With: bastille day, cheese, france, French cuisine, onion

On My Travels: A Weekend In Boulogne

8th April 2015 By Urvashi Roe

I first went to Boulogne as a teenager with secondary school.  We travelled in a hot and stuffy coach to Dover, then on an ugly ferry into an equally ugly concrete port.  I barely spoke enough English back then let alone French but I remember vividly asking an elderly lady for directions, understanding them and then giggling hysterically when […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: boulogne, france, nausicaa, Pâtisserie, seafood, travel

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