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Day trip Disasters and How to Avoid them

December 5, 2023 by Tania 2 Comments

Daytrip disasters and how to avoid them

Day trips are often the way we discover great destinations either at home or abroad. But there are rules to a good day trip, if you don’t want a fun day to quickly turn into frustration (and arguments). It is possible to enjoy every trip and avoid those day trip disasters. Here are some things…

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: backpacks, bag storage, day trips, daytripping, Fiji, leleluvia Island, luggage storage, mykitchenstories, Paris, sightseeing, storage, travel

Taking the Scenic Route Discovering the Road Less Travelled

September 13, 2023 by Tania Leave a Comment

magpie at Lighthouse beach

Are you ready to discover unexplored paths? Let’s explore! These ideas and guides are to help encourage you to hit the road less travelled and discover a holiday where the adventures won’t disappoint. Why Take the Road Less Travelled? Taking the path less travelled is more than a metaphor for life; it’s an invitation to…

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: Australia, caravan and camping in australia, getting around australia, travel, travelling quietplaces, trvelling roads

Athens, Greece in pictures. Amazing food and views

March 7, 2020 by Tania 2 Comments

Changing Guards, athens

There is no country like Greece. The generosity, the scenery, the water, the cats! What a place to visit. I am sure if you have been these pictures will make you want to return. After many many years of dreaming about going to Greece, I’ve finally been. If you haven’t visited Greece I am sure…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: athens, eat, greece, holidays, Marco Aspro Alogo, mykitchenstories, naxos, places I love, travel, traveling greece

I do Foodi tours. The Sweet Spot

September 1, 2017 by Tania 7 Comments

Foodi Tours

I do Foodi Tours.  For year & a half now, on the weekend I have been helping people hit their sweet spot. I am sure you will agree after taking a quick glance around this website, that desserts are pretty close to my heart. I am not scared of sugar, not at all in fact…

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Filed Under: Holiday, Travel Tagged With: Food tours in Sydney, food tours of Sydney, foodi, foodi tours, foodi.com.au, fun tours of sydney, I do food tours, see the city, Sydney Food Tours, sydney tours, tours, travel

5 things to know about Taiwan.

December 28, 2016 by Tania 5 Comments

5 things to know about taiwan

5 Things to know about Taiwan. It’s an exciting destination. 5 things to Know about Taiwan…… There are 5 things I didn’t know about Taiwan. In fact there is probably a whole lot more than 5 things I didn’t know before I visited, but lets just start with 5. To be perfectly honest, I never…

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: culinary exhibition 2016, culture, food in taiwan, love of food, street food, Taiwan, taiwan tourism, Taiwan tourist board, things to do in Taiwan, travel, travel Taiwan

Taiwan a Sneak Peek of a day at the Markets

October 5, 2016 by Tania 16 Comments

Taiwan a Sneak Peek I had no idea how much I would love Taiwan till I visited. I was approached by the Taiwan Tourist Bureau and asked if I’d like to visit the Culinary expo in Taipei this year with a best of Taiwan food tour thrown in for 10 whole days. I said yes….

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: daxi fish market, fishing in taiwan, fusion cuisine, interactive teppanyaki, lobster, Nan fangau market, no menu, sashini, shen yen, Taiwan, teppanyaki in taiwan, travel, travelling in Taiwan, yilan province

5 things to do in Vancouver, Canada

July 20, 2016 by Tania 14 Comments

5 things to do in Vancouver

5 things to do in Vancouver 5 things to do in Vancouver, Canada Summer nights in Vancouver are very long. It’s light, even sunny until at least 9.30- 10 pm. This is something I didn’t know. After an all-night flight from a different time zone, things were very confusing. Did I have the right time…

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: canada, eating in vancouver, False creek ferries, granville island food tours, gringos gastown, land sea tours, peak to peak, poutine, restaurants vancouver, things to do in vancouver, travel, vancouver, visiting granville island

10 things I’ve learnt about Cruising.

June 5, 2016 by Tania 4 Comments

cruising

Here are the 10 things I have learnt about Cruising. Up until recently I had never set foot on a cruise ship, but thanks to help from MSC, Oceania and Princess Cruises and collection of very knowledgeable cruise writers I have taken a fast track learning experience that has surprised me A LOT. All that…

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Filed Under: RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: 10 things I've learned about cruising, Cruiseliners, cruising, Curtis Stone, Oceania Insignia, Sun Princess, Touring the world on a boat, travel

Travel Penang Food Tour ideas

August 9, 2015 by Tania 11 Comments

  Have you ever been to Penang? Have you ever wondered where it is or heard about the incredible food or how easy it is to travel in Malaysia? I have a long history with Penang. When I was younger ( ahem*), I was so in love with Penang that I went there 6 times…

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Filed Under: News and New Things, RECIPES, reviews, Travel Tagged With: Chendul, China House Penang, eating around penang, Food Tour, Food Tour of Penang, Food Tours with My Kitchen Stories, Malaysia, Penang, Penang Spice Gardens, travel, Travel Penang, Traveling to Penang

Hot Hanoi Nights 10 things to do in Vietnam’s Capital

June 3, 2015 by Tania 5 Comments

Hanoi Nights

Hot Hanoi Nights 10 things to do in Vietnam’s Capital Have you ever written about a destination in just a few paragraphs?   It’s hard to capture just the feeling of it in a few words. I hope you can get a sense of the place. I love some of these photos. Arriving in Hanoi, such…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: A trip to Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hanoi, mykitchenstories travel, travel, Vietnam, what to do in Hanoi

Alfajores with Dulce de Leche & Lake Titicaca

March 15, 2015 by Tania 25 Comments

Alfajores with Dulce de Leche are one of the worlds most underrated pastries. They will be a welcome biscuit at your house. This is how I first discovered them… I love Alfajores. They are one of the gems of South American treats. melting shortbread filled with Dulce de Leche, a caramel made with caramelised milk….

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Filed Under: Biscuits, Cookies and Slices, RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: Alfajores, baking, biscuits, caramel, cookies, dulce de leche, Lake Titicaca, Peru, Recipes, Shortbread, south american cookies, sunburn, Taquile Island, travel, travelling in peru

Leleuvia Island Resort Fiji- The perfect Island

August 5, 2014 by Tania 9 Comments

Cooking in Suva, roadside crab sales

Leleuvia Island off the eastern coast of the main Island Viti Levu near Suva, is a must visit.  It’s much like going to Singapore and skipping Sentosa Island or Thailand and skipping Koh Samui, you’d miss a quintessential  experience. Leleuvia is much more of a Robinson Crusoe experience than 5 star resort and if you are…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Bures in Fiji, fiji travel, fijiislands, holidaysinfiji, Leleuvia island resort, reviews, speed boat taxi, travel, visiting fiji, where to go near suva

A trip to Auburn

July 28, 2014 by Tania 10 Comments

Sponsored Post I am not sure about you but the perfect day for me would be any that I spent with one of my sisters, which usually also means eating and today I am going to lunch and on a field trip to hunt down some cushions. My sister loves cushions in fact I think…

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Filed Under: Cafes, reviews, Travel Tagged With: Auburn, baklava, cushions, food, Super A Mart, travel

Olive Oil Semifreddo and How to become an Olive Oil Sommelier…..

July 6, 2014 by Tania 16 Comments

olive Oil semifreddo with pepper tuilles

This is a brilliant recipe for Olive Oil Semifreddo, Balsamic Strawberries and Black Pepper Tuilles. Olive oil makes great cakes and baked goods and even Ice Cream. This is a sponsored post full of wonderful Italian opportunities PLUS an amazing recipe using olive oil. Make an Olive Oil Semi freddo with Balsamic Strawberries and Peppered…

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Filed Under: Ice cream, RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: becoming an olive oil expert, Italian charcuterie courses, olive oil ice cream, olive oil tuiles, Recipes, travel

Fiji. Visiting Suva

May 21, 2014 by Tania 12 Comments

Visiting Fiji

  They don’t call Fiji the land of smiles for no reason. This laid back land is the second biggest travel destination for Australians after Bali. There are two main islands and up to 900 smaller ones and a world of choice as far as styles of accommodation and holiday.  Suva, the business of Fiji…

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Filed Under: reviews, Travel Tagged With: Eden bar and bistro, Eden Bar and Restaurant, Fiji, Fijian handicrafts, Kuta Mats, Pure Fiji, Suva, travel, Travel fiji

The Flavours of Campbelltown Food trail, the best of Adelaide

May 4, 2014 by Tania 9 Comments

I went to an incredible forum last week during a visit to Adelaide’s Tasting Australia festival. The flavours of Campbelltown food trail is a biennial festival that pulls out all the stops to showcase the amazing food and wine of South Australia. Launched in 1997 it has matured and developed, helped along the way by…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #WordstoGo14, Adelaide, Campbelltown, food and wine, food trail, tasting australia 2014, travel

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too. Come and have a look around Read More
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