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Episode 1

Introduction; Books: Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Gamus; Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese; Movies from French Film Festival - The Taste of Things and The President's Wife. Recipe: Raymond Blanc's French Onion Soup.

Episode 2

Italian Film Festival: Caro Diario (Dear Diary) and Only Good Things; Travel Fit; Destination: Florence; Book: Still Life by Sarah Winman; Recipe: Chicken Herb and Ricotta-Filled Pasta Shells

Florence: eat at Mercato de Sant' Ambrogio; Da Rocca Trattoria.

Stay Dimora Salviati B&B - a 40 minute walk or 10 min bus ride into Florence

Buy an exquisite tile/piece of art from Scarpelli.

Drive Europe.

Episode 3

U3A - Mahjong - or find a hobby and get out and about. Self drive in Europe, we recommend Drive Europe/Peugeot. Accommodation websites: Sawdays (highly recommended), Booking.com .v. airbnb Places to stay in Portugal: Douro Valley - Quinta de la Rosa. Porto: Oporto Platinum Loft Apartment. Lisbon: Chiado Square Apartments​

Italian movies we loved: Maunga Cassino, There's Still Tomorrow and Eight Mountains.

Recipe tried and devoured: Chicken, Tarragon Meatballs with Creamy Leek Orzo.

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Episode 4

More Italian Film Festival: Carravagio's Shadow 5*; Last Night of Amore 5*; La Chimera. Travel Money - Wise card/Revolut; getting money from an ATM. Travel E-Sim recommended: Airola. Fantastic Travel Advice: 40 Things to do Before You Leave The Country. Tuscany - briefly. Italian Food Ideas: lots of great Italian recipes.

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​Episode 5

Chianti continued - Greve, Panzano, Castallina

Greytown Winter Festival in NZ; Bookshops in Greytown and Martinborough: Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop and The Martinborough Bookshop - Deborah Coddington is the owner. Recipe: Dish magazine - Mustard Chicken and Potatoes; Auckland Writers Festival Dates 2025; Books recommended: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett; Tu by Patricia Grace; all of Nicky Pellegrino books and The Bookshop Detectives by Louise and Gareth Ward. Dish Magazine subscription. Ripe Cookbooks.

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Episode 6

​Dame Ngaio House tour, Christchurch; Hamilton Gardens; Taranaki Garden Festival; The Akaroa Inside/Out house and Garden Tour; French Association of Hawke's Bay; Maigret movie; Book Recommendation: Before You Knew My Name by New Zealand author, Jacqueline Bublitz.​

Episode 7

Touring Rome: The Non-Catholic Cemetery/Protestant Cemetery; Knights of Malta Keyhole; Pyramid of Cestius. Book Recommendations: Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin; The Dressmaker of Paris by Georgia Kauffman.

Use Sawdays to find quality and trustworthy accommodation.  Movie: I discovered Delicious on SBS On Demand. Cookbook: Rick Stein - A French Odyssey. 

Episode 8

Photo books - Vista, Blurb-UK, Snap Fish, Diamond Photo. Travel: Otago Rail Trail, Fabulous Dunedin apartment, Food: Bran & Blueberry Muffins, Good Bitches Baking. Movie: Mr Blake At Your Service  Theatre: Met Opera/National Theatre. ​

Episode 9

Travel: Adelaide - David Roche Foundation; Carrick Hill House  Books: Before You Knew My Name; A Diamond In the Dust; The Dictionary of Lost Words. Food: Olive Restaurant and Fuggazi. ​

Episode 10

Adelaide surrounds & the drive Adelaide-Melbourne

McLarenvale, Barrosa, Adelaide Hills, Petaluma, Pike & Joyce, Maggie Beer

Driving Adelaide to Melbourne: where to stay - Delgattie Estate, Mt Gambier; Captain's Quarters, Apollo Bay, The White House, Geelong; Stylish 1 bedroom Apt in the heart of South Yarra, Melbourne. 

Books: Trent Dalton - Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, Love Stories

Dear Fran, Love Dulcie collated by Victoria Twead

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Episode 11

We interview world-famous and very interesting Louise Ward - ex UK policewoman and now co-owner of Wardini books in Havelock North and Napier, in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay and co-author of The Bookshop Detectives - Dead Girl Gone. 

Episode 12

Teddington - our old flat now able to be rented on Air Bnb.

Food Chat: Jamie Oliver 

Books: Seven Sisters series by Lucinda O'Reilly

Fondues- fiery sichuan fondue

Episode 13

Ginny's life in South Kensington; Capital ring Walk; Bus letter routes; Postal museum

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Episode 14

Embarrassing for me, Annemarie. Ginny insisted on interviewing me about how I came to write the books I have. 

Episode 15

​Fascinating interview with the world-renowned Cheese Expert, Juliet Harbutt. 

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