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If you can’t travel to France, then bring some of the French food culture to your home by cooking romantic French cuisine. Try these easy French food recipes starting with an appetizer of tapenade, an olive spread. Then cook up some Pan Fried Fish with white asparagus. Of course, serve it with some white wine. […]
Crisp whites, full bodied reds, you don’t need to be a sommelier to enjoy good South African wine. However, we wanted some information from an expert, so we decided to check out some of the best South African wineries with Manfred. If you get a chance to journey to South Africa, you will have to […]
Do you wish you were more knowledgeable on the macabre? Learn more about the infamous Jack the Riper and impress your friends with your freakish knowledge of this serial killer. Visit the gruesome past of Jack the Ripper on this virtual tour of London with our host Jaime. Jaime is a writer and performer living […]
Do you think history is boring? Not when you add stories of star crossed lovers, murder, and scandal. Medieval Dubrovnik has all of these. These tales will leave your friends astonished with your intimate knowledge of history. The city Dubrovnik, is considered a world heritage site. The old town of medieval Dubrovnik was added to […]
If you are like me, then you probably thought learning about history in school was boring. I remember having this greasy teacher in 8th grade that made us endlessly copy notes. It wasn’t until I got older that I started appreciating history through reading historical novels and history travel. If you want the past to […]
During the beginning of the current pandemic, I think we all had that feeling of impending doom, not knowing what the future held, what tragedies were in store for us and our loved ones. I’ve read a lot of historical novels over the years about various plagues both in the U.S. and in Europe. I […]
Several years ago my husband and I visited a rum distillery during our road trip to New Orleans so we thought it would be fun to take this virtual class to learn more. It was 10am in Wellington, New Zealand when we met up with Ray for our virtual Rum class. We learned about the […]
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Here we recount Irish Whiskey best tasting practices along with some historic tales. Since we couldn’t actually go to Ireland, we decided to bring Ireland to us. We traveled through Zoom to learn about Irish Whiskey. Our host, John, began the session with introductions and asked everyone what they would be drinking during the tour. […]
We have all heard fairy stories and folk tales as children. Little girls expect one day they will go to the ball to meet a handsome prince. We wish a fairy godmother would come and wave a magic wand to swish us into a magical existence. However, history shows us that the original stories are […]