Cap D’Agde and their Nudist Colony
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Making the most of the Canal du Midi Southwest France
Are you looking for a relaxing vacation? Then coasting down the Canal Du Midi may be exactly what you need. It took 14 years to build the canal and it opened in 1681 and for 200 years it served as the main export route before rail came along and made it obsolete. 99 locks and…
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Top Ten List – What To See In Vancouver
Found this great video for people wondering where we are from. Beautiful British Columbia… I pinned it to the end! Where is a person really from? We are mix of all our experiences combined, influenced by the people we meet and learn from along the way and the places, culture and traditions we have lived…
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Spinning On The Bull’s Balls- Milan Italy
Today was a full first day in Milan. After we finished walking up and down the stairs to Duomo view top we then stopped for a quick bite to eat and found a little hidden gem of a spot to have a quick espresso. The shop walls were covered in a…
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Sajtos Pogácsa, Hungarian Cheese Biscuits with Goulash Soup
With mom here, she shares a few secret family recipes with us. Julie from choir had a special experience tracing her roots back to Hungary. In honour of her adventure, mom and I show her a few of our favourite dishes. Today we make Goulash soup (which we have shared before ) but…
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Meggyes, Hungarian Sour Cherry Cake
My mommy’s recipe! 6 egg yolks 500 grams icing sugar 300 grams butter or shortening 500 grams flour 1 and half teaspoons baking powder 200 ml sour-cream mix all together until smooth add 6 egg whites beaten until fluffy to the mixture and roll in with a spatula pour the mixture into greased pan put…
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Hungarian Stacked Egg & Potato Casserole with Sour Cherry Cake
Alfonz cooks a few times a year, usually BBQ related, and always very good. Over the years he’s picking up a few skills in the kitchen, and every once in a while, like yesterday, he surprised me with dinner. After a full day on the canal boats, I arrived home Monday afternoon with just enough…
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My Expat Life Brings Healing Back to My Family
If you wish to travel far, fast and light, take off all your envies, jealousy, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. Cesare Pavese Take a moment with me and look back on your childhood. What do you see? Are you playing with your favourite toy, swimming in your pool or are you with your family? For me…
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5 days of Fete de Capestang
August 2-6 Capestang festivals ran their course in our village. Many different bands on three different stages over the course of 5 days entertained tourists and locals at the yearly event. Serving food as beer and wine flowed freely, the events were a success. The nightclub with a DJ was set up behind the…
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Top 12 Cleaning Tips – Trade Tricks!
Have you ever wondered how cleaning ladies get things so clean and sharp looking in such a short timeframe? As an at home mom for most of my children’s life, my friends have always asked, ‘How do you do it?’ I work as a domestic engineer and get up in the early mornings, ride my bike…
