Author: Antoine P Borg

A photo of a glass of Prosecco

A Crystal Night

One juggling act travellers face is simple – when choosing a restaurant do you go for something close to the reassuring familiarity of the tourist centre or do you opt for
A picture of most of the ingredients needed to make the Bloody Mary cocktail

The Bloody Mary

Rather an unusual name, don’t you think, for a cocktail? There are some Paris-based New York bartenders who claim to have created it themselves. There are some who claim it
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Sea Breeze

In summer, it’s worth investigating a cocktail that is light; perfect to accompany long sun-lit days, evenings by the beach and the sense of a holiday. Travel with me to
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Santa Engracia – Lisbon

The National Pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal is a 17th century church that was converted to a national monument and is now the final resting place for Portuguese personalities. Walk with

How to (really) travel

As an expat, and as someone who enjoys travelling, I am often drawn into conversations about living abroad and how I can do it or how I choose to do
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Pedro e o Lobo

Eating out is a tricky endeavour if you intend to try a new place. Old favourites have the advantage of a particular dish, or a great view or something else
A photo of a freshly mixed Caruso cocktail in a frosted cocktail glass

The Caruso Cocktail

Travel with me to New York City at the beginning of the 20th century: when Neapolitan opera singer Enrico Caruso sung at the Metropolitan Opera, lived in the Knickerbocker Hotel
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Expat Feelings

I have written about my life as an expat before. There are many things that make this life engaging and soul-enriching in my opinion but there is one curious collection of