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However, the lush, hand-planted native forest can be enjoyed on foot, flying over the canopy, or on the train. Along the way, they share the story of Driving Creek’s conversion to a lush native forest from what was once kauri logging, gold mining, and farming. You will find Driving Creek Railway just outside the town of Coromandel, which is located on the northwestern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. You might also like: Disclaimer: We were guests of Driving Creek Railway and Potteries and also provided general assistance by Destination Coromandel, the local tourism board, to assist in the writing of this article.

People from around the globe know the country for its canals, windmills, and tulips, but the Netherlands offers much more. With a stunning building, grand interior design, lively events, truly world-class amenities, and rare art and antiquities, the Rijksmuseum offers a comprehensive overview of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages to modern times. There is also the Van Gogh Museum, which is home to the world’s largest collection of Van Gogh’s works and that attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year. Aside from canals, tulips, and art masterpieces, the Netherlands is also world-famous for its windmills, particularly the windmills of Kinderdijk.

Author Jill Culiner brings it to life with her story and offers us a modern vegetarian petcha soup recipe, with a dairy and gluten-free option. My maternal grandmother from Rivne (Ukraine) was convinced that petcha was the sort of food I needed to grow up strong, healthy, and wise enough to snag a wealthy husband. Down in Bukowina (Poland), chicken soup replaced the calf’s foot, and small pieces of chicken replaced the cartilage and other meat. Add the crushed garlic clove, and instead of meat, use sliced fresh mushrooms — any fresh mushroom will do.

Importantly, it meets many dietary requirements as it is gluten-free, dairy-free, low FODMAP, and has a vegan option. As we perfected our basic recipe, we created a fast easy potato salad that tastes great as is, or can be altered with variety of additional optional ingredients. It’s a bit of a twist on the old-fashioned side dish, as it combines the best of the mayonnaise-based cold American version with its vinegar-based, yet warm rival from Germany. – Use only the green tops if you want to keep the recipe low FODMAP Step by step to our simple potato

This super quick and easy vegan cabbage stir fry recipe creates a healthy side dish that is a delicious accompaniment to meats, chicken, or fish. I was never a big fan of cooked cabbage before my daughter whipped up her vegan cabbage stir fry to sit beside my chicken dinner. This cabbage stir fry ticks all of the boxes What you need to make our cabbage stir fry As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Our vegan cabbage stir fry recipe creates a quick, easy, and healthy side dish that is a delicious compliment to meats, chicken, or fish.

Auckland Fire and Flow is a circus, dance, and community-focused group that meets twice a week. These include staves, poi, hoop, and juggling clubs; as well as less commonly known props like rope dart, swords, whips, juggling contact ball, devil dticks, dragon staff, fans, the list goes on… Flow arts is a part of the wider circus community. Dr Riegle’s study with The University of Auckland entitled “the effects of international Poi on physical, cognitive, and emotional health in healthy older adults”, has found some fascinating results. More on fire spinning in New Zealand As well as Auckland Fire and Flow, there are numerous other groups throughout New Zealand that meetup, practice, and play with fire too.

Luckily for me, I am married to someone who is talented in the kitchen and cares enough to create treats like chocolate and cherry chia pudding. Our chocolate and cherry chia pudding ticks all of the boxes What you need to make our black forest chia pudding As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Dare I admit this, I don’t like chocolate in the mornings, so if I were going to have this for breakfast, I would simply leave off the chocolate honey and add a bit more sweet fruits like strawberries. The honey is the only non-vegan ingredient here, so simply replace the chocolate honey with a vegan option like this vegan, gluten-free, chocolate sauce and you have a vegan chia pudding.

Only a couple of hours drive from New Zealand’s largest city, the Coromandel Peninsula is where kiwis go to relax, to play, or to have an adventure. Where to stay in the Coromandel Like most places in New Zealand, there is a huge variety of places to stay ranging from freedom camping to luxury accommodation in the Coromandel. Where to stay in Whitianga In Whitianga, we went for luxury and Water’s Edge B&B far exceeded our very high expectations. First-time visitors start here: New Zealand travel guide or with our favourite New Zealand road trips.

You have already seen our definition, but here are some others: Kibitz according to the Yiddish Slang dictionary it simply means But they expand adding that while it originally was meant to converse idly, “in the United States grew to have the negative connotation of giving unwanted advice, usually about someone’s card game. It didn’t originally mean giving unwanted advice about someone else’s game – Where as Urban dictionary, rarely a good source of information, says “the common meaning of kibitzing is a person who is being extremely lazy and generally not doing what they should be.

If you are headed to the Philippines, or if you just want to learn a bit about the world’s most beautiful island, check out this Siargao travel guide shared with us by Cazzy Megennis. This is one of the most popular day tours from Siargao, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places to visit in The Philippines. During peak season, accommodation can be booked up in advance, especially the best value places, so it’s best to book ahead of time if you can. so it’s best to rent your own moped to take you around the island and all the best Siargao attractions.