Category Archives: Travel

Paris Food Adventures, Day 2: Le Bistrot Des Comperes

Posted on 4 April 2011 by andyq

Ah, Day 2 of my Paris Food Adventures, and dear reader, I was failing. After three amazing, rich meals in a row, I didn’t have the strength to search for another bistro mentioned in the New York Times and try … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 3: La Maison de Truffe

Posted on 21 March 2011 by andyq

There are two branches of this restaurant in Paris that specializes in truffles, as recommended heartily by Eva and Fiona. I have good memories of a dish that S. and I had in the South of France last year, a … Continue reading →

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Paris to the Moon: A Book Review of Sorts

Posted on 20 March 2011 by andyq

Three of my great pleasures in life: Travel. Eating. Reading. These coalesced in the most fantastic of ways in Paris, on this last trip in March 2011. I’d finished the wonderful Australian classic novel, “Cloudstreet” by Tim Winton and was … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 2: Le Comptoir Du Relais

Posted on 17 March 2011 by andyq

It seems everyone in Paris has advice for a favourite place to eat, or a pastry shop, or whether the Macarons are better at Pierre Hermes or Ladureé. Taking advice from someone who was only in Paris a day, and … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 1: La Gazzetta

Posted on 17 March 2011 by andyq

La Gazzetta is “a jazzy Art Deco spot in the 12th Arrondissement” on rue de Cotte, according to the New York Times, in an article about how the Parisian hot-spots are slightly more casual, bistros where you can get a … Continue reading →

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Paris Food Adventures, Day 1: Le Soufflé

Posted on 16 March 2011 by andyq

I think it was destined that I eat here. I hadn’t planned my first day’s lunch, after arriving by train from Brussels around 1pm. The evening before, Tara, sister of Maya, who I suspect has a lot of good travel … Continue reading →

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Rush!

Posted on 8 November 2008 by andyq

What a morning to wake up late. My 7th morning in Nepal, and previously, I’d woken up at 5:30 or 6am almost every day. I can’t quite adjust to the 5 and 3/4 hour time difference (did you catch that? … Continue reading →

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Some small things about Nepal

Posted on 2 November 2008 by andyq

I wake at 5am. My neighbours have woken the last two mornings at 5:30am; I’ve been roused by a low male voice talking at full strength through the thin walls of the 5 star Hotel de L’Annapurna. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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My next trip to Beijing

Posted on 3 September 2008 by andyq

The inflight magazine on USA airlines had three great suggestions for Beijing, one of which I know already. I want to do these on my next trip there: Go to “Lan” designed by Philippe Starck, on the 4th floor of … Continue reading →

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Living the Pura Vida Loca – Andy and Steve in Costa Rica

Posted on 20 August 2008 by andyq

Everywhere we drove there were hawks flying overhead and everywhere we looked, nature was zooming, hopping or slithering over and under us. Costa Rica was a perfect combination, appealing to Steve’s love of nature, and Andy’s affection for Latin America. … Continue reading →

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