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Presunto I presume! Fish, Fado, & Ham – 2 nights in Lisbon

(Scroll down for the Fado video) What to see on a short trip to Lisbon? Most cities have a grand hierarchy of sights – from the oldest and best preserved monuments through a variety of museums and galleries to the busy shopping and entertainment areas. For Lisbon however the hierarchy was flattened by a big …

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Around the Peloponnese

The entrance to Hades is a cave near the southernmost tip of Greece. Leading to this and the three fingers of Greece pointing towards Africa is a land steeped in legend and marked by remains of the many civilisations that have occupied the area over 5000 years.   The Peloponnese always seemed less accessible than …

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Copenhagen: The Noma legacy – Radio vs Bror?

I visited Copenhagen irregularly since the 1960s and never associated it especially with good food until Noma. Noma was founded by chef René Redzepi  from El Bulli and Claus Meyer – their new restaurant replacing El Bulli’s crown as the best restaurant. Noma cuisine is supposedly ‘Scandinavian’; the restaurant’s founders have apparently attempted to redefine …

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