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North American West Coast part 3: Chocolate & Coffee

North American West Coast part 3: Chocolate & Coffee

San Francisco One, or rather two, elements have been consistently present in each destination covered in our two weeks West Coast trip. Coffee and chocolate. So I felt they deserved a separate post, especially considering that we visited what is considered the top coffee location in the area, Seattle of course. Our trip started in San Francisco. Here, among the many coffee chains (some better than others such as the local Peet’s coffee) there are plenty of local roasters and,…

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North American West Coast Part 2: Seattle & Vancouver

North American West Coast Part 2: Seattle & Vancouver

Orcas island morning We left the glorious Californian sun to be welcomed by a dreary and grey Seattle. Our first evening in Belltown was forgettable as we managed to find a decent pub to have a beer and some average food before retiring to the warmth of our hotel. We made it to our friends’ wedding on Orcas island the next morning by the skin of our teeth, boarding a tiny wheely plane that looked a lot more scary than…

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North America West Coast Part 1: San Francisco

North America West Coast Part 1: San Francisco

About time we had a non diving or non Italian holiday, isn’t it? With the excuse of a friend’s wedding in an island called Orcas, we planned a two weeks trip between San Francisco (where I actually worked remotely) and Vancouver, where @bmcboy has family. The first few days were spent in sunny and warm San Fran. I did not have too much time to explore as I was stuck in the office, yet I absolutely loved even my working…

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Lunch at the Pig, Brockenhurst

Lunch at the Pig, Brockenhurst

Last year @bmcboy and I celebrated an important milestone in our marriage so I was looking for something special to celebrate. One of the options was to have lunch for friends and family in a country hotel. A colleague mentioned a place she had just visited and loved and the name struck me as an unlikely name for an idyllic retreat: The Pig. Fast forward a year and I receive an invite from Jori White PR to visit the very…

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Pastabites in Iceland
Travel bites – weekend break in Iceland

Travel bites – weekend break in Iceland

It’s 10.30 on a Saturday morning and it’s pitch black. A cold breeze hits us as we leave our hotel, and the roads are still quite empty. It is the weekend after all. Empty booze glasses on the kerb. We are in Reykjavik, capital city of a country I had never visited until now: Iceland, so called, apparently by a viking’s mistake.  Blue Lagoon I loved our weekend here. Despite the cold and the long dark hours during winter, I…

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