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fredstraveltrails
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Istrian Yota Hotpot Soup
You know, since Croatia is such a long strung-out country, every region lays claim to the National Dish, but since we are visiting...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 2, 20249 min read
The Istrian Peninsula, Croatia
Yep, Rovinj is a gem, a hill top town on a peninsula jutting into the Adriatic, full of tangled, cobble-stoned narrow streets
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fredstraveltrails
Sep 29, 20248 min read
Edinburgh
Travel story of Edinburgh highlights, festivals, castles, palaces, witches and more.
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 12, 202410 min read
Montréal/Montreal
It’s cosmopolitan, it’s boisterous, it’s tranquil, it’s corrupt, it’s beautiful, it’s so cool. it’s one of the greatest cities in the...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 22, 20248 min read
The Queen of the Adriatic: Venice
What is a well-known city on the world that is slowly sinking into the sea and is, in fact, surrounded by its own lagoon? Right, well,...
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fredstraveltrails
Jan 11, 20241 min read
Excursion to Pigeon Cay
The first thing to note is that there are, in fact, NO pigeons on Pigeon Cay. Gulls yes, pigeons, no. So with that having been...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Moules et Frites
Can’t write a story about Belgium and NOT include a recipe on its National Dish. The recipe really shouldn’t work – it would go so much...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 3, 20237 min read
Why Bruges, Belgium?
Because Bruges is a small and quaint and charming and historic city with a fairy tale vibe. Swans on the canals, a maze of medieval...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 9, 20237 min read
Chateaux of the Loire
For inveterate castle-hunters like myself, well, you can imagine what a treasure trove the Loire valley is. From ancient mighty...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 8, 20232 min read
Crêpes Suzette
Desserts don’t get much French-er than Crêpe Suzette. The story goes that an assistant waiter, Henri Charpentier accidentally invented...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20239 min read
Budapest, the Paris of the East
Naturally, the iconic picture of Budapest is the Parliament Building, finished, sort of, in 1896, on the 1000th anniversary of the...
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fredstraveltrails
Aug 29, 20232 min read
Lángos Recipe
“Lángos Are the Hungarian Street Food You Didn’t Know You Needed!”. This is the perfect hearty snack for when it’s cold or when it is...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 28, 202310 min read
Rome, the Vatican, and Hadrian’s Villa
There have been soooo many travel stories about Rome, my take will be to barely touch on the famous, kinda, and dwell on Rome’s...
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fredstraveltrails
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Jamie Oliver’s Pizza Dough Recipe, modified
“Once you've tried this easy pizza dough recipe, you'll never look back (trust me) ”…he said… Ok, so the blog post is about Rome etc, and...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 17, 20232 min read
Chili con Carne
If you are a chilihead, you know about the International Chili Society, which sanctions and holds USA-wide chili cook-offs all year long,...
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fredstraveltrails
Mar 16, 20236 min read
National Parks of the SouthWest
This post will be different, heavy on pictures, as they tell a thousand words, and less on…well…words, well a few words anyway. The thing...
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fredstraveltrails
Feb 1, 202310 min read
En Provence
It’s the light. You can feel it, you can see it, you can almost smell it, and if you pass a lavender farm, you know you’re in Provence -...
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Cranachan
Sweet Raspberries, Whipped Cream flavoured with Honey and Whisky and toasted Oatmeal – what could be more yummy – a gourmet dessert....
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fredstraveltrails
Dec 31, 202210 min read
Hiking the Fife Coastal Path
And now, for a complete change of ‘pace’, we decided to walk several sections of Scotland’s Fife Coastal Path, since Vicky is from...
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fredstraveltrails
Oct 15, 20225 min read
The Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland
What? The inspiration for the elvish city of Rivendell in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit? If you have seen the movie or read the book (perhaps...
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