Travel Blog

Carrot Muffin Recipe…nobody will be believe they’re Gluten Free!

It’s getting cold in South Africa now and I feel the urge to bake more!  I made some super delicious muffins and I just have to share the recipe with you.  These muffins are super moist and you don’t even need to use agar or guar gum for the texture, especially when using the below…
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Living Gluten Free in South Africa

My friend’s daughter just went off to college (university) and she asked for some advice as her daughter is suffering from a gluten allergy.  Apparently the allergy wasn’t too bad but now she’s become very sensitive. I thought I would share with you the information I gave to her.  This list is specific to South…
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Gluten Free AMAZING Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

These are so good, not only did I double the batch, but about half of those didn’t even make it to the oven. Reminds me of the Nestle Toll House cookie dough I used to buy in the US…this is one of my favorite all time recipes! Normally I love milk chocolate but the rest…
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Road Trip South Africa

After almost 2 years of re-scheduling, we finally got to go on our road trip along the Garden Route area of the Western Cape in South Africa. Let me first start out by saying that sitting in the car for any extended period of time is pretty much my nightmare in terms of travel. I…
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Airport Security Fast Track Programs Comparison

Breezing through security lines is always one of my favorite parts of travel. So many times I get to the airport only to see a huge line to check-into a flight and I am so happy that I don’t have to get in the back of that line!  Between self check-in kiosks, bag drops and…
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What’s Your Travel Clothing Style?

What To Wear on Travel Days? How do you decide what to wear when you have a long travel day?  What do you look for when you’re going to be traveling for 5 hours? 8 hours? 12 hours? 24 hours or more? The clothing I pick for traveling is always about being comfortable, looking good…
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Zambia & Victoria Falls

Honeymoon in Zambia Several years ago my husband and I decided to take a trip to South Africa to see his parents and to take our honeymoon in Zambia by Victoria Falls. We got married in Los Angeles California with Gary’s best friend from SA and his wife in a small private venue. We then…
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Vegas Weekend Getaway

Vegas Baby!  It’s one of those places you should visit at least once in a lifetime. It’s truly a playground for adults (I don’t have kids so I can’t speak to the child-friendly aspect of the place)! I’ve been to Las Vegas over 60 times, not only for Bachelorette parties, weddings and girls’ weekends but…
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Welcome 2021!

Today we welcomed in the new year of 2021! The last year has been one that none of us will ever forget. We have been forever changed by 2020 for so many reasons. My husband and I had birthdays and anniversaries in November & December and we didn’t really celebrate, nor did we celebrate Christmas…
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Top 10 Christmas Wishlist Items

Quicklinks MacBook Air Laptop          Silk Pillowcases          Kimono Cover-Up          Soma Cool Nights Sleep Chemise Vionics Orthodic House Slippers          Berry Breeze          Packing Cubes          FitBit Watch          Athleta Pants Sephora Buxom…
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