Spanish cuisine is nowadays recommended in the finest restaurants, heralded by the most prestigious critics and demanded by millions of consumers the world over. It has undergone a real revolution, which, in the space of a few short years, has put Spain at the forefront of international gastronomy. With traditional styles as the basis, a modern, innovative cuisine has developed, identified by the use of quality products and by the creativity of … [Read more...]
Honesty box – a way of life in New Zealand
Dianne Sharma-Winter reflects on a NZ icon. Before gourmet food stores, restaurants and magazines (and we have some great ones), there was the honesty box by the side of the road - and its still there! … [Read more...]
Rachel has a kimchi making lesson in South Korea…
Kimchi is fermented cabbage, a Korean delicacy and when a co-worker offered to give Rachel Morgan a lesson making it, she could not resist - here is the lesson for others: … [Read more...]
A Day in Istanbul
Julie Paterson, owner of Venus Adventures for women writes “There Bulgaria Church. There Golden Horn. There Yeni mosque. Mosque, mosque, mosque. Too much mosque!” The cab driver turned off the meter, insisting on a free guided detour across Istanbul back to my hotel. In broken English. In Turkey you have to live in the moment…if you do, little adventures are sure to be had. The cabbie only had about 20 words of English, but he’s a Turk, … [Read more...]
The evolution of a tourism company – Potiki comes of age, Mohio Tours is born
Nga mihi nui kia koutou Mõhio (moor-he-aw) v. is Maori for to know, comprehend, realise. It is the name taken by a the new entity which has emerged from award winning Auckland Maori tourism company Potiki Tours After beginning the New Zealand company Potiki Adventures Ltd in 2003, much has changed and evolved for what is now a multi award-winning, internationally renowned business. Way back then it started as an Outdoor Adventure business with … [Read more...]
Window Shopping in North Melbourne
Old is chic – old buildings left to rot on the outside and funky done up inside. We are off on a browsing, eating and window shopping trip in North Melbourne's funky suburb of Fitzroy. Johnson Street and Brunswick Street here we come! … [Read more...]
North Melbourne – the Search for Good Coffee
Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days in most cities of the world – most make OK expresso, but I am on the search for the ones that have risen to the top in Melbourne for providing the best coffee and service. … [Read more...]
Solo travellers – join a small group tour
Sometimes we want to travel but are intimidated by being by ourselves. We want company, but don't want to be on a bus load of couples travelling around Europe. We want to explore out of the way places, but are nervous going on our own. The good news is there are a lots of companies out there who are ready to meet your need. Many of them are offering tours especially focused on the needs of w0men travellers. Women Travel the World has a … [Read more...]
5 days in Krakow for women
Varia is a centre for Polish Language in Krakow and they have started adding some great tours to their offerings. One, which will be offered 3 times next year is a tour especially for women No men - no limits - Women and Krakow … [Read more...]
Good tastes of Tuscany
Good Tastes of Tuscany is run by Elizabeth Morris & Meaghan Barr as a female family run business that caters to mixed groups but also womens groups for travel in Tuscany. They have a very successful cooking school that provides classes for single, multi day & 7 day culinary & cultural programs. Newly listed on the networking website Women Travel the World, Elizabeth and Meaghan are living the dream - join in one of their fabulous … [Read more...]
