Category Archives: Travel
Burgundy travel miscellany
Here are some miscellaneous experiences and observations about visiting the Côte d’Or region. Grand Cru, Premier Cru and all that jargon A meaningful part of our experience was to drive through the wine districts on secondary roads that traversed the … Continue reading
Beaune & Cote D’Or
As I begin this post we are having some quiet time in our Dijon hotel; this is wise after spending a sinful amount of money on food and wine since we arrived in Burgundy! This part of our adventure began … Continue reading
Dinner chez Pramil
We first dined at Pramil restaurant in December 2009. The meal was excellent but the experience was muted by the fact that none of the staff spoke English and I was only half a day into refreshing my schoolboy French. Last year, … Continue reading
Our weekend in Paris
As I begin this post, it is late afternoon on Sunday. This evening we will conclude our visit with dinner at Pramil, a fine restaurant close to our hotel. The menu looks very interesting! The weekend got off to a … Continue reading
Our itinerary
At 9.30pm on Thursday night, Melbourne time, Maggie and I will hop into a private taxi and begin our latest travel adventure. At around 9.30pm on Friday night, Paris time, we will arrive at our hotel in Le Marais district. … Continue reading
At last, a visual!
To date, this blog has comprised words, words and more words – thousands of them! In my defence, it used to be possible to follow a link from one of my old posts to several photo albums relating to our … Continue reading
Travel plan Ins and Outs
So, here we are, a fortnight out from being on a plane not long before our descent into Dubai en route to Paris. In the last 24 hours we have confirmed a culinary appointment and discovered a cultural disappointment. Such … Continue reading
Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 