When we arrived at our ‘home away from home’ in Edinburgh, we soon found there were enough supplies in the fridge and in the cupboards to delay our usual initial shopping trip until our second day in Stockbridge. The next day we made our Edinburgh shopping list. As we wandered around the handsome village, we … Read more
As you can see from our Berlin stories, they’re very much centred on our neighbourhood, Prenzlauer Berg, and are probably much more locally-focused than any other series of posts we’ve written on other destinations we’ve visited for Grantourismo this year. We could probably do a series on what’s on our street – Oderberger Straße – … Read more
After stumbling around in the snow on our first night in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, we soon realized that there is a bewildering number of inviting bars in the neighbourhood. While we tried to sample as many as we could, we decided to cut to the chase and accept an offer from the owners of our … Read more
It’s always a bit of a shock to the wallet going to Western Europe after spending time in Central or Eastern Europe, where the prices are significantly lower. Our Berlin shopping list shows a city that has comparable prices to other popular European cities. Berliners swear their city is cheaper to live in than other … Read more
How to make pierogi, Poland’s delicious boiled filled dumplings, isn’t as hard as you might think. While it takes time, it’s worth recruiting some helpers and making a big batch. You can freeze bags of pierogi or fry up leftover boiled dumplings the next day. During our time in Kraków, we decided to get pierogi … Read more