We spend most of our summers with my sisters in the U.S. and we try and get away for a girl’s weekend nearby (meaning a short flight away). In 2016, we spent a few nights in Austin, a city none of us had been to and one that we had hear was hip and happening …
My last Tokyo post is all about Roppongi Hills, Tokyo’s so-called city within a city of modern skyscrapers, high-end hotels, luxury shops, green spaces, world-class museums, numerous bars and night clubs and lively back streets. My friend Rumi lived nearby so we decided to meet at the 45th floor lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo for a quick …
Our last evening in Buenos Aires was spent with family at home and a typical Argentine Asado (barbecue meal) where it’s all about the lighting up the grill early then waiting patiently for the wood to burn then when the embers fly and the wood is white-hot, the grill is cranked up and the super hot …
My son’s birthday was a few days after our arrival in Las Vegas and he asked for two things for his birthday: ribs and a scary movie. We booked a table for noon on that Saturday at a new-ish ribs restaurant that was a ten-minute drive from the Strip. Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que is part …
Candle-lit birthday dinner at Pak Bilal’s home We spent the rest of the day in our room relaxing after our busy Borobudur morning. That evening we were going back to Pak Bilal’s home for an Indonesian barbecue dinner for the eve of my birthday. It was drizzling by the time we got there around half …
Last weekend, we went up to Ubud for the day to see a few places. First stop was Gaya Ceramics on the main road where we spent most of the morning chatting with Marcello and Miki about their amazing work and seeing the ceramics being made. Next stop was a tour of the Como Shambhala estate which …
We arrived late Saturday afternoon after a smooth flight from London Gatwick (this time we breezed through security and passport control) and although we tried our best to stay awake, we were in bed by 8. The next morning, we started our holiday in Vegas with the usual very early jet lag breakfast at our …
Travels with a Gourmet 