Food! Glorious Food!

Seafood Pasta Fantasy

ITALY  What is a holiday in Italy or France without food? Resisting was futile. Good food should be enjoyed! The diet got tossed out the window. Give in to temptation if it tastes good. I guessed I sinned a lot. How many Hail Marys will I have to say is a guess. While traveling around… Continue reading Food! Glorious Food!

Inspired Travel

Clipper Inspired is a media project covering travel. I was inspired by two things: vintage travel posters to locations such as: Rio, Hong Kong, and Paris. Clippers were Pan Am flights to different destinations around the world, a feeling of adventure combined with the experience of getting there. The second inspiration came in the form an… Continue reading Inspired Travel

Champagne Kraut

GLAM UP A Simple Dish Traveling around Southern Germany from picturesque Christmas Market to market with friends, sampling stalls. It’s always a pleasure to have a glass of Gluwien with a Franconia Sausage. There is a another culinary pleasure, the German staple, Sauerkraut. A simple cabbage dish served for dinner cooked with onions, caraway seeds,… Continue reading Champagne Kraut

From The Hall of Giants

During my trip to the Baroque City of Dresden, I visited the Resident Castle Museum in the center. The Riesensasal or Hall of The Giants, retains 350 objects from the fifteen to seventeenth century. The Electors of Saxony believed in splendor. Their Suits of Armour worn for battle, jousting tournaments or royal parades of pageantry… Continue reading From The Hall of Giants

Marrakech Bound

ambiance place jemaa el fna nuit

For Christmas 2017, Black and Paper goes to Marrakech, Morocco.  We are looking so forward to the visiting the exotic dessert city of inspiring landscapes and spectacular gardens.     A highlight will be our  tour of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum.  A entire center dedicated to the Master of Fashion. (The story is coming soon) Stay… Continue reading Marrakech Bound