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Best 7 Places To Travel In Europe in Summer
As the weather warms up, Europe’s allure comes alive and its popularity soars as a holiday destination. Here are some fabulous locations to tempt your wanderlust … LAKE COMO, ITALY With undulating mountains surrounding a glistening lake and charming towns scattered around the waters, Lake Como provides a stunning backdrop for a peaceful and romantic European escape. Grand Hotel Tremezzo An iconic hotel with unrivalled views of the surrounding scenery. Unwind and relax in the spa with bespoke ESPA treatments or dine in romantic and sensuous surroundings at La Terrazza restaurant whilst admiring the surrounding Gringna Mountains. Be sure to take a dip in the ‘floating’ pool elevated above the lake…
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Recipe: Summer Mangos with Nutmeg
This recipe came about by happy accident after being gifted abundance of produce: an entire flat of mangoes.they were ripe and ready for eating, I could not imagine how we would make use of these before they went off, so I followed my nose to the spice cabinet and came up with this succulent dish. Summer Mangos with Nutmeg Makes approximately 1 1/2 cups Ingredients 1 ripe mango 2 teaspoons butter 2 teaspoons brown sugar pinch of nutmeg Method Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Peel and cut the mango into pieces, and place into a buttered oven proof dish Dot the mango pieces with butter and sprinkle with brown…
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Mediterranean Food: Summer on Your Plate
Mediterranean foods are perfectly suited to summer dining. Fresh, simple, fruit and vegetable heavy, fresh, unprocessed, flavorful and sure to please the palate. Eating this way may open you up to a new way to eating that may change how you fill your plate for all seasons. This cuisine, and now a diet buzz word, started in the 1960’s inspired by the diets of the poor coastal regions of Spain, Greece, Southern Italy and Crete. In recent years, this manner of eating has gained popularity because eating this way was so much better for you and reduces your fat, sugar and red meat intake considerably. One additional visual benefit is…
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Summer Wardrobe: From Beach to Evening
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” said by Leonardo DaVinci, and this applies to fashion. When it comes to going from beach to evening seamlessly, the sophisticated woman appreciates the genius of effortlessly looking chic. Ideally, an evening out is planned in advance offering sufficient time to return home and change. But what of those lovely spontaneous invitations or opportunities that come inspired from a fun day-at-the-beach that beg to be carried on into the evening? There is one way to be ready for anything, and that is, to be ready for anything. It’s easy to achieve, and all it takes is adding one little article of clothing stowed safely in…
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Summer Solstice and Its Connection To Weddings
Summer Solstice, or Midsummer is a magical time of year. That anticipated season of longer days and brighter sun that makes summer so great. It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, where in the Southern Hemisphere, is the the opposite. The word Sol + stice derived from the combination of the word ‘sol’ sun and ‘stice’ to stand still.As the days lengthened the sun rises higher until the sun seems to stand still. This event only happens twice a year – Winter and Summer. The summer solstice also has other names: Alban Heflin, Alben Heruin, All-couples day, Feast of Epona, Feast of St. John the…
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