Food & Drink
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Top 10 Restaurants in Ljubljana
Ljubljana has a vibrant culinary scene. There are kitchens that turn out the very best dishes which left us drooling on the tablecloth and others that deliver special, sincere service. Ljubljana has hand-picked the best foods around Europe and adopted them as their own. Here are our top 10 favorite places to eat. 1. Druga ViolinaDruga Violina uses locally grown produce from a nearby farm, only serves traditional Slovene dishes and located in the city’s old town, but there’s a twist in the tale with the “second violin.” It’s actually a project for people with special needs, who complete tasks on a farmland near Ljubljana and also work as servers in…
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10 Things to Do in Naples, Italy
Buon Giorno, Naples, Italy! The legend tells that the origin of Naples is due to the mermaid Parthenope who killed herself in the Gulf of Naples because Ulysses refused her love. Maybe that’s why Naples is characterized by the cohabitation of opposites: good and evil, joy and sadness, beauty and decay. Personally I can’t get enough of this city – you can’t explain the love a girl has for the Mediterranean coast! We all know that we must eat pizza here, but did you also think about these 10 things? 1. Eat Pizza Perfection Naples is the home of pizza. They take it so seriously that in 2004, the ministry…
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Why Not Travel to Colombia?
It was as if I had declared my intention to walk through Times Square in 1975 alone and unarmed. “Colombia? Why?” was the response almost every single time I shared the holiday travel plans I had with my husband. And my response in turn? A defiant “Why not?” of course. In truth, situations came together that gave us the option to fly off somewhere for a week, including that my daughter would be spending the break with her father and his family in Florida. We only had a week to travel, so our bucket list spots that would require longer (meaning a day or more each way spent in transit…
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24 Hours in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
With its extraordinary cultural and religious mix and rich Ottoman heritage, Sarajevo is a city that merits a visit at any time. Surrounded by green hills and bisected by a river, it is a place of spectacular beauty, and though the scars of the siege of the 1990s are still evident, Bosnians display heartening resilience and vitality. THURSDAY 4PM McDonalds Oh, the things you do for your kids and the places you stop after driving over five hours to get to Sarajevo. Yes, this American establishment was the first place we visited when we arrived in Sarajevo. The kids were sooo excited because we don’t have a McDonald’s in Montenegro.…
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30 Whole Food Recipes for Healthy Living
Let’s get back to the basics with food! Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds have all the nutrients you need. When you eat whole food, that is minimally processed plant-based, you take charge of your health and feel amazing. These are our healthy guidelines for whole food: Zero animal products No added oils 100% whole grains Minimal added sugar, if at all Let’s get start living healthy by eating right! Blueberry Muffin Smoothie Chai Smoothie Coconut Mango Smoothie Millet Cereal Mixed Berry Juice Quinoa Breakfast Bake Seeing Double Green Juice Honey Berry Waffles Sandwich Baked Potato Black Bean Soup Chili Collard Rolls Eggplant Bolognese Hearty Arugula Pizzas Kale Almond Bruschetta Lentil…
