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Asian-Inspired Crunchy Salad
I love good and healthy salad with a dinner meal. Depending on what I have around in my fridge, I often experiment and come up with my own recipes. This is one of them! A very easy Asian-inspired salad with a lovely crunchy texture. It’s delicious, fresh, colorful and full of goodness. INGREDIENTS Salad 1/4 of small purple cabbage 1 medium size carrot 2 cups broccoli and/or cauliflower 50g of salad mix 1 avocado Nuts (e.g. walnuts, peanuts, pine nuts) Sesame seeds to garnish Dressing 2 tsp of peanut butter 2 tbs soy sauce Dash of water Dash of olive oil METHOD Grate carrot on a large setting, chop broccoli and/or…
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72-Hour Guide to Croatia: 5 Top Things to Experience in Split
I love Croata! It’s one of my most favorite places in Europe. I visited Dubrovnik and surrounding islands three years ago and loved Dalmatian coast with its beautiful nature, amazing history, warm sunny climate and friendly people so much that I had to go back! Split is perfect for a short European getaway, and even though it’s not as big as Dubrovnik, there is still plenty to see, do and try. Here are my top 5 experiences not to miss in Split: 1. Feel the romance of its tiny streets and do some ‘people watching’ on the promenade. The Old City of Split is a myriad of narrow and winding cobble…
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72-Hour Guide to Berlin: Berlin Wall, Flea Markets, Checkpoint Charlie, van Gogh and Apple Strudel
Before I went to Berlin, all I heard from my friends was “Oh, you will love it. It’s such a great city”! Millions of tourists flock there from all over the world and now I understand why. Berlin is probably one of few cities I have visited where recent history, to which you and I can relate, is so apparent and in your face. Throughout the city you can feel the pain that Berliners themselves have endured and the pain the country caused to others. Yet, you can feel city’s resilient spirit and sense of hope. Berlin is also a city of contrasts and divisions: it’s very German in some…
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72-Hour Guide to Puglia, Italy: Bari, Alberobello, Ostuni and Lecce
Remember Elizabeth Gilbert and her year-long journey of self-discovery that took her to Italy, India and Indonesia? During that memorable trip she satisfied her taste buds, sought and found her spiritual core and fell in love. Well, you can experience almost all of it in Italy just in few days! Can’t promise you love, but then knowing Italians, anything can happen! Day 1&2 Upon my arrival to Bari, Puglia region, it all came back to me. Italy, I have missed you! The loud talking, the gestures, the smell of fresh pizza, the colours of gelato, small winding streets, people chilling in cafes in the middle of day, crazy driving,…
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72-Hour Guide to Seville: Everyone is Dancing
(Translated from Russian, originally published in Marie Claire Ukraine June 2013 issue, which can be found here) Visiting the land of “Carmen” and “The Barber of Seville”, I found out: in Spain, passion takes place not only on stage I dreamt of visiting Seville for many years and now, finally, after a short flight from London, I find myself in this picturesque town. Already off the plane I feel the hot breath of air and accept it with gratitude after London’s cool. The taxi driver, realizing that the conversation in Spanish won’t take us anywhere, gets quiet and I admire evening landscape of the city and reflection of its lights…
