Loving Spoonfuls for You and Your Valentine: “Grapefruit and Campari Sorbet” from Sweet
I’ve had a love affair for years before I met Magellan. With grapefruit. Every year since I first made it in 2017, “Grapefruit and Campari
As Jubilados (Spanish for retirees) and foodies part of our global experience is to discover the best restaurants in places we visit
I’ve had a love affair for years before I met Magellan. With grapefruit. Every year since I first made it in 2017, “Grapefruit and Campari
“How do you choose your travel accommodation?” Teresa asked us at dinner one night. We review our favourite sources. Book it ourselves. And our choices,
Magellan and I have been watching the TV series The Bear, the name chef Carmen Berzatto (Bear-Zatto) gives to the family restaurant he’s revamping in
I love vanilla. Always have. A scoop of vanilla ice cream, especially vanilla bean ice cream. Vanilla sauce, warm or cold, on fresh berries or poached
A foodie’s worst nightmare descended upon me. Covid, or one of its bad-ass alphanumeric sub-variant cousins, stole my appetite. However, these viruses lacked the virility
“When is fishing?” “Is fishing today?” “I go fishing now?” A UNESCO World Heritage site of 138 islands, centuries’-old totems, abandoned Haida villages, pristine waters,
We (‘Spice’ and ‘Magellan’) are a newly retired couple with a passion for active independent travel. One of our first trips after turning 65 was to Spain, which explains its melodious word for retirees—jubilados—in our tagline. What will you get by taking vicarious trips with us? Ideas, insight and inspiration.
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