There are no prizes for guessing why this tiny island in the pacific with a population of just 2000 is called, ‘Isle of Pines’. The Island is part of French-speaking New Caledonia. From Noumea (capital), it’s a 20-minute flight or a three-hour ferry ride but most tourism arrives by cruise ship where the ships anchor off-shore […]
Archives for January 2014
MS Oosterdam, Pacific Treasures Cruise
January 19, 2014 By 44 Comments
I’m back. Back from two weeks onboard Holland America Line’s MS Oosterdam. I didn’t expect to not be in communication with you while I was gone and thought I’d be able to spend a few hours each day in the ship’s library keeping in touch. However, the internet charges were opportunistic to say the least […]
Manfredi at Bells, Breakfast
January 5, 2014 By 39 Comments
Remember when we went to Bells? Well after our enormous degustation dinner you wouldn’t think we would be wanting a huge breakfast but it’s amazing what a bit of sea-air in a country setting will do to your appetite. Breakfast at Bells is served from 8am until 10am. We sat on the verandah where there […]
In My Kitchen, January 2014
January 4, 2014 By 52 Comments
You can all stop holding your breath because yes, it has arrived. All good things come to those who wait and so here is my brand-spanking-new food processor. Barely was it unwrapped on Christmas morning when it was placed on the bench, plugged in and run until the motor ran hot. And it’s been in […]
The 2013 Top Five
January 2, 2014 By 46 Comments
WordPress has very kindly sent me a kind of ‘Year in Review’. It’s a summary of how things went down over at Hotly Spiced Headquarters during 2013. It let me know my five most popular posts. I’ve seen these lists before and every year the list never fails to surprise. I thought I’d share these […]
Happy New Year
January 1, 2014 By 41 Comments
Happy New Year to all my readers. After seeing in the New Year I’m moving a little more slowly today! Do you remember when I told you about the barman, the actress and the prostitute? Well that story started in a two-storey apartment in McMahons Point. The owners are friends of ours and after 30 […]
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