San Sebastian fooding

We went to: Bar Txepetxa. photo of the mini baguette bites with fish : multiple award winner and super delicious fish with a creamy roe topping! Totally fantastic and I can see why it's the signature dish!Bar Mejillonera. photo with the mussels and calamari: excellent with the tomato sauce! Very creamy and had lotsa flavour. … Continue reading San Sebastian fooding →

Settling into San Sebastian

Next day, we got a slow start and it was nice to slow down and chill out a bit. We got a heavy, savoury breakfast to get us full. We went to the beach for a bit in the morning and it was glorious as it was 27C with a hint of a breeze. Just … Continue reading Settling into San Sebastian →

Wine, wine, wine (part 2)

We went to Chateau St. Georges first. Our winery guide was lovely, friendly and had some good jokes. Very engaging fellow. Very knowledgable too (as you'd expect); Many takeaways such as: Porous soil there; good as that prevents water stagnation.Old 50+ year old vines of merlot. You can tell by the thickness of the roots, … Continue reading Wine, wine, wine (part 2) →

An afternoon in Bordeaux

After arriving via train, we walked the short 5 mins to our hostel. Good thing it was very close as it was much hotter than Paris. We got to our room and it was very small and hot already in there. We dumped our stuff and set off via Uber to the Cite du Vin, … Continue reading An afternoon in Bordeaux →

Another big day in Paris , day 2 of 2

After we made some simple breakfast, we went to the Orange store to get T’s phone hooked up with my SIM. We had to wait a bit but it was worth it as the employee was friendly and helpful. After that, we popped into Hardware Society! This is the second branch from Melbourne. Delicious coffee … Continue reading Another big day in Paris , day 2 of 2 →

Markets & Fooding in Helsinki :D

Amazing cafe/restaurant food hall called the Hietalahti Market Hall serves up an array of international tastes from Portugese food, Ramen, Japanese tapas and dumplings, Filipino food, traditional Finnish salmon soup and more! A gorgeous space as well that is comfy and with lots of light. Free toilets near the Fat Ramen shop too! Ramen looked … Continue reading Markets & Fooding in Helsinki 😀 →

Fooding in Lappeenranta!

Cool Melbourne-like cafe in the middle of a small town of Finland! Our friend T has lived here on and off for many years so she knew the town very well and we were recommended to come to the Lehmus Roastery and it was so cool! They have little snacks and great coffee (of course), … Continue reading Fooding in Lappeenranta! →

Grocery shopping in Finland

All the supermarkets seem to sell the same thing but that may be because I didn't get a chance to go through them thoroughly. Overall, fresh produce is pretty pricey as well as cheese... in fact, it's all a bit $$$$. Yet, there are some delicious, unique items I suggest you try 🙂 CrackersSo many … Continue reading Grocery shopping in Finland →

Great start to fooding in Stockholm :D

Breakfast @ Café Schweizer Since I arrived early and check in for my airbnb wasn’t til 12pm (they did let me drop off my bag early but….) I went to this lovely cafe right by the Royal Palace 🙂 Good ol’ Google recommended Café Schweizer and it’s so cozy and felt very local. There is … Continue reading Great start to fooding in Stockholm 😀 →

More delicious food in Copenhagen: Cool food courts and SUSHI! :d

For lunch, my friend S recommended I go to the Bolton's food court, a fun space set up hawker hall style, with lots of variety, indoor and outdoor seating and right in the city! There is a rooftop too but was closed. Probably cuz it's been very windy. A dog friendly space too! 🙂 What … Continue reading More delicious food in Copenhagen: Cool food courts and SUSHI! :d →