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Scappatella Milanese (Part II)
Our weekend escape to Milan continues with more food and, finally, some misses and near disasters, oh, and also cultural activities! We ended up having some indulgingly good times with our F&B, a visit to Teatro alla Scala and then some. A perfect weekend getaway.
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Scappatella Milanese (Part I)
After a week spent in Zürich doing bureaucratic stuff we felt like we needed an escape and at 3:30 hours away by train Milan proved to be a handy destination. Milan is not my favourite city in Italy but beggars can’t be choosers, can they? At least we ate well!
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Quique Dacosta: better than expected and yet
Quique Dacosta both the chef and the restaurant were a mystery to me before I decided to make a reservation at his 3* eatery located in a small town called Dénia tucked on a scraggy Mediterranean coast. Coming with no preconceived notions I left quite contented and yet…
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Day trip to Manzanares el Real and Navacerrada: mountains, please
This is a throwback to our Easter weekend day trip to the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. Not so much about the food but I believe that the mountain pictures will speak for themselves! This was our first road trip out of Madrid too!
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24 magical hours in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is known as the heart of the sherry region and as budding sherry aficionados ourselves we clearly had to pay it a visit. We only spent 24 hours in Jerez but we tasted a lot of sherry, had delicious food and had a great time. What’s not to love!