Traditional Hungarian Christmas dessert with poppy seeds and honey This dessert brings back so many memories from my childhood. In Hungary, the Christmas tree is decorated on the Holy Night ... Read more
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Cardoons Recipe – Cooking A Royal Tradition From Piedmont, Italy
In northern Italy, a stalky vegetable becomes a dish fit for a king Italy’s Piedmont region is a land of rolling vineyards and great northern wines like Barbaresco and Barolo. ... Read more
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Traditional Greek Food With A Monk (Holy Mount Athos, Greece)
Greek food in Greece: dinner prepared with 1,000-year-old culinary traditions I wasn’t sure what I had in mind about Greek food before going to Greece. Visions of gyros with tzatziki ... Read more
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Florence, Italy – Hotel Torre Guelfla – Travel Journaling
Florence, Italy, July 23, 2011, Hotel Torre Guelfla, travel journaling in the sitting area on the third floor. On a trip with my two daughters. Even in an 800-year-old hotel ... Read more
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Spanish Churros Con Chocolate Recipe
A traditional post-party breakfast of Spanish hot chocolate (churros con chocolate) is a chocolatey treat Travel Belles can enjoy any time of day
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Verona Photo Essay -Visiting Italy In Summer
The minor complication of being in Verona wasn't what I anticipated. Neither were my photos.
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Palma: Ancient History and Modern Day Fun
On the Balearic Island of Mallorca, the city of Palma brings together ancient history and modern-day fun Palma, Mallorca is best known for being the capital of the Balearic Islands, ... Read more
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Belle Views from Venice: July’s Feast of the Redeemer
On the third weekend of July 2009, I not only felt incredibly lucky to be visiting Venice with my family, I felt lucky to be in the right place at ... Read more
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The Glamour Granny Visits the Carnival of Venice
Even a writer is hard pressed to find the right words of expressing the emotions and sentiments caused by a delicious non-stop assault of the senses when you immerse yourself in four days of Carnival in Venice.