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Becoming a fiend – a borek fiend

April 9, 2012

Recently I have become a fiend, a borek fiend. Hey, don’t judge, its not hard to do, especially when your travelling through the Balkans and every corner you turn a borek is waiting patiently to be devoured. Once you’ve tasted the delicious filled pastry, its hard not to think about getting your next fix or planning your whole day around indulging is as much borek as possible. I first discovered borek in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The snail shaped spinach and cheese [...]

Dressing up your cows for Baba Marta

March 4, 2012

With parts of Europe still freezing in temperatures well below zero, lets hope Baba Marta (and her chickens with red and white bracelets) are on the case to bring some warmer weather soon.

Happy Australia Day

February 21, 2012

January 26 was Australia Day. If we were back home this would have meant heading to the beach for a swim then getting together with a group of friends for a bbq and listening to the Triple J Hottest 100. There would thongs, boardies, a carton of beer and of course a huge spread including all the typical Australian favourites like dip, chips, sausages, lamingtons, anzac biscuits and a pavlova. So given that we were actually knee deep in snow in the south of [...]

Korban: A celebration of life in Bulgaria (with video)

February 6, 2012

Today we had the privilege of participating in and helping with a traditional Korban in Krushevo, which is a feast that is held 40 days after someone has passed away. Late last year an elderly man in the village passed away, and today relatives and friends of his gathered to celebrate his life. The forty days between his funeral and today are the time in which the family grieves at his passing and this feast recognises that it is now time for them to [...]

It is going to rain. QUICK do all your washing now!

February 1, 2012

What?! But it is going to rain and everything will get wet. Yup, that is the point. Everything is hand washed, so if it is going to rain then all the washing is done and hung out to rinse, meaning it does not have to be rinsed by hand. Okay makes sense but you can see how I was confused for a moment there. Here are some more ramblings and interesting things I am seeing or learning about whilst living [...]