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A Swiss Braid for Sunday Brunch

By Audrey Hart
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
Zopf bread

If you love bread, Switzerland is the country for you. There are over 200 different traditional breads, including 22 special cantonal bread varieties. When in Zurich, you might want to try Seri's baguettes or croissants. A very popular bread, which you get everywhere in Switzerland, is a soft white loaf called "Zopf". The dough is made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast, plaited into a braid and then brushed with egg yolk before baking. It's traditionally eaten on Sunday mornings.

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Three Things About Quito, Ecuador

By Richard Carroll
in :  Three Things About...
overview of Quito, Ecuador

The classic South American tradition of enjoying restaurants and cafes is evident in Quito. The Quitenos with a vibrant dining scene enjoy time around the table, exploring the art of conversation and lingering over steaming coffee. The city at a whopping 9,350-feet above sea level, surrounded by steep-sided hills, volcanoes, and the Andes Mountains, affords the opportunity for adventurous outings.

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Dear Italian-American: Travel Advice on N Italy

By Ringo Boitano
in :  Travel Advice

I am planning my first trip to Italy. I want to see Rome, Florence and Venice. I plan on arriving in Milan. Friends have told me to quickly bail out of Milan and use it as a place to head out to more historic places. Should I ignore the city and go on my way? --- Susan of Portland, OR

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See the World in February with Traveling Boy

By admin
in :  Ten Clicks

The hit Canadian TV series Our City Tonight interviews T-Boy Editor Ed Boitano Click picture to watch the video T-Boy Society of Film, Travel & Music: Travel Nightmares: Travel Lessons LearnedAttention Seniors 65+! San Diego Zoo is free the whole month of February 2023. Twenty-three minutes of New Orleans – By filmmaker Jay BogasT-Boy Society of Film, Travel & Music: …

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Viennese Potato Soup (Wiener Erdäpfel Suppe)

By Susanne Servin
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
Viennese Potatoe Soup

This delectable soup comes to us byway of Ms Susanne Servin of Vienna. Her heartwarming soup is easy to prepare, and proves to be the ideal component for battling a cold winter's day. I know, I just made it. – Audrey

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Dear Dutch-American by Deb Roskamp

By Deb Roskamp
in :  Travel Advice

I am planning a trip to Amsterdam. My plan is to purchase Dutch products for gifts. I have an hour or two at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for a layover. I noticed in the past there were tulip bulbs for sale, which I thought would make a perfect gift for friends and families. But I’d heard from friends that they are not of the highest quality and sometimes don’t even grow. What is the best place in Holland to purchase the bulbs?

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Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve

By Stephanie Butler
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
New England oyster stew

Early Americans were absolutely oyster crazy. When the first English settlers arrived at Plymouth Rock, oysters were a reliable and tasty source of nutrition. Coastal American Indian Nations had already been harvesting them for at least 3,000 years. As the young colony’s population grew and spread to cover much of the East Coast, folks along the shores devoured oysters. In stuffings, chowders, …

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Three Things About Bordeaux

By Richard Carroll
in :  Three Things About...
Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux, at night

This installment of Three Things About Bordeaux is courtesy of Richard Carroll; writer & author at Traveling Boy. 1. Question: What are some of the “things” or activities that the people of Bordeaux do for fun? Answer: The Bordelaise, active and vibrant, enjoy wine tasting in one of the world’s great wine growing regions such as Saint Emilion or Pomerol. Dining at sidewalk tables …

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Health, History, Opinions and More

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. – Jack London The grounds at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Photograph by Deb Roskamp. 3 Ways Urgency Makes Waste – (kathleenallen.net) Research Discovery: Brain Aging in Childhood-Onset – (scholar.google.com) How to Deal With Self-Doubt …

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Travel Nightmares, World Cup, Jean-Luc Godard

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff

TRAVEL NEWS STUFF Today, around 4,000 people still live on floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca in Peru. Photograph courtesy of Alex Brouwer. I HAVEN’T BEEN EVERYWHERE, BUT IT’S ON MY LIST. – Susan Sontag Nearly Half of Americans Believe Their Health Insurance Would Cover Them if They Got Sick or Hurt on International Vacation — But It’s Not That …

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