Gypsy in Wonderland

We are at the ticket counter at the Jardin du Cinq Sens (Garden of the Five Senses) at Yvoire. I stutter...

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Death to the chick flick

It appears that Hollywood currently agrees on the type of cinema that women want. Beautiful and successful...

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A Weekend in Venice- Wrapup

To wrap up, the highlights of the Venetian weekend …... To Die For The light in late summer. Slightly...

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A Weekend in Venice - Day2

(This is the second of a three part series - Day 1 can be found on Chantal Gardner's blog http://www.onebigyodel.com)What...

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Mars and Venus, Tiramisu and Fondant

So we are finishing brunch at this cafe on the weekend, after a bone crunchingly exhausting unpacking weekend. We just about have time for dessert before returning to the chaotic sea of cartons that is currently our home. We fleetingly contemplate experimenting with the house special (raspberry cheesecake in french), we decide on...

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