Day one of my Dordogne holiday started mightily out of character. My three girl friends – Scary French Lady from Amsterdam, the Feminist from London and the Parisian from, well,...
When I talk to people about love (which – believe it or not – even this cynical, sarcastic old foodie does from time to time) I always use a particular...
Saucisson of every variety imaginable So, we’re 2300 metres above sea level (in Val Thorens – officially the highest ski resort in Europe) and the temperature’s around -10 degrees centigrade....
Last weekend was all about vodka: Polish vodka. I spent the weekend in Krakow, after which I ended up in Warsaw airport with a whole heaps of Polish złote and...
Those of you who follow my blog will know I have a bit of an obsession with North Africa. I’m not sure why: my blood is as Northern European as...
It always slightly grates on me when bloggers spend post after post apologising for not posting. If you’ve got nothing to say, then don’t say it. But here I am...
My absence over the past two weeks has been due to my first holiday to Scandinavia. While Sweden may conjure up images of hours spent in the check-out queues at...
London’s Chinatown must be one of the most renowned in the world. So I went off to Soho to see what sense-inspiring delights I could pick up. This weekend has...
For various reasons that should become apparent over the next few months, I’m planning to write my Sicilian experiences into a chapter of a book. It’s unlikely that I’ll ever...
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Hi, I’m Vicky! Food writer and certified wine geek. Amsterdammer and digital nomad. British by birth and Dutch by choice.
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