1-10 of 21 hubssort by Hot Best Latest
81Life is a puzzle!
The role that jigsaw puzzles and their magic have played in three generations of a family. Jigsaws were always popular at Easter, Christmas time, or during school holidays. Compares different sites, like Jigzone, Jigidi, National Geographic and Just Jigsaw Puzzles.
0 comments
79The Llama, a symbol of the Andes and Peru!
Author is Peruvian, so llamas are a symbol of her country and the Andean region. Covers llama as food, their milk and their food, as well as trekking and general llama trivia (stamps, jewelry, pottery, stuffed animals).
0 comments
79Christmas and the seasons!
Comparing seasons and Christmas time in Peru, Australia, Dominican Republic and Austria.
0 comments
73Baking and cooking frustrations in Austria!
I tried Sacher Torte the first time I was in Vienna and loved it. When I moved to Austria bought recipe books, but it was a frustrating experience, as they don't measure ingredients with cups and spoons, but weigh them! I also had problems with baking pans and with ingredients like brown sugar, vanilla, baking powder, cream of tartar, gelatin and condensed milk!
2 comments
68Don't go to Hawaii for good surf, try Peru instead!
Peru is on the western side of South America and it has a 2,400 km long coast on the Pacific Ocean! The northern coastline of the country is attracting an increasing numbers of surfers and even the New York...
10 comments
75Tejas, a Peruvian sweet!
Inspired by the Stillwater Workshops in Kuranda and their kiss wrapped sweets, I searched on the Internet for the word Tejas and was surprised to find that there was Tejas del Solar, a site run by Carmen...
0 comments
64Caribbean: visiting the Santo Domingo promenade!
Author lived for 12 years in the Dominican Republic and now she pretends to make a tour of the Santo Domingo Malecon (seaside promenade) where she gets some typical products, like coconut water, Chimi-Churri, Presidente beer, frio-fio. She also goes on a horse drawn carriage, gets a colourful Haitian painting and gets some musicians to play merengue music.
0 comments
76Thanksgiving in other lands!
Author compares Thanksgiving in Lima, Peru, where they only had two seasons and Austria, where for the first time in her life she can experience all four seasons. Thankful for this year's crops she gets the idea to make a pumpkin pie, but she needs many tries. Steiermark, the province where she lives is rich in pumpkins and pumpkin seed oil.
0 comments
65Not Hawaii for waves, or Dubai for dunes: try Peru instead!
Huacachina is a village in southwestern Peru, near the city of Ica. One has to remember that the Peruvian coast is mainly a dessert, so it is not surprising to find an oasis there and Huacachina happens to be...
0 comments
64Longing for Peru!
Peruvian homesick for her home country Peru reminisces about typical drinks, fruit, ice cream and biscuits, as well as the sea and traditions like the game of Sapo.
7 comments
