We are currently in a month-long stay in an Airbnb property in the French countryside just a bit north of Bordeaux. When this stay ends, it will conclude a two-month visit to Europe that has already included a twelve-day cruise (Venice to Istanbul) a seven-day river cruise out of Bordeaux, and a few days in…
Category: Food
French Countryside Lunch — Scallops, Etc.
We have been in the French countryside (the two-story converted barn to the right) for over a week, and after a few visits to the grocery store, our European-sized refrigerator is getting full. And the freezer is also. So today I decided to inventory what we had, and then work on a little bit of…
“Taste of Bordeaux” River Cruise — Food
June 27 – July 4, 2024 #######FOOD Ask anyone what they love the most about cruising — whether on rivers or open oceans — and FOOD will be on that list. Great food, variety, and venues are all three present on the AmaDolce. I was able to try many different foods and wines (after all,…
“Taste of Bordeaux” River Cruise – Intro
June 27 – July 4, 2024 This has been planned for some time, and now it is time to get this amazing river cruise underway! This is my second river cruise on AmaWaterways (the first was on the Danube River from Bucharest into Lower Bavaria). I have been on over a dozen other river and…
Heading to Los Cabos — Food, Sun, and Sand!
I am heading to my favorite place in the sun, Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico, in just a few days. I haven’t traveled much, or even been posting because of my wife’s Alzheimer’s Disease, and her passing away just about six months ago. They have been very difficult times. My daughter will be with me this…