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October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 ndsouza2006

Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul

Scallops pan Asian style
October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 ndsouza2006

Pan Asian Dining at Aluna

October 4, 2018September 29, 2018 ndsouza2006

High Adrenaline Buckt Adventures

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 ndsouza2006

My First Blogger Meet Up

Leicester market entrance
September 22, 2018September 24, 2018 ndsouza2006

Leicester Market, LE1

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 ndsouza2006

5 Ways to have Gordon’s Pink Gin

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 ndsouza2006

Glamping weekend in Maidwell, Northampton

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 ndsouza2006

The Fab Crab

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 ndsouza2006

My travel take aways

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 ndsouza2006

Crafty Chicks at King Richard III

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How’s your Thursday been? Do you sometimes wish you can wave a magic wand and have whatever you want for dinner ready for when you get home? For now I will just dream about it! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I finally paid a visit to The Olive Greek Street Food in Leicester at the weekend as part of the #leicesterfoodhop organised by @coolasleicester ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have only heard good things about this place and now I know why...the food is fantastic. For vegetarians the Spanakopita is 👍🏽 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I went for the Chicken Gyros Plate 📸and the flavours were amazing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Street food sometimes is over priced which I don’t get but not here- This little restaurant has meals that are good value for money and one I would recommend if you are around Leicester. Are you a Greek Food Fan?
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Let’s talk desserts.... who is a fan? If not why? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With so many dessert cafes popping up I am constantly thinking of where I can go for the next IG friendly dessert - sad I know but I am sure I am not the only one! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was the Brownie Cookie Sandwich from @chinchinicecream and it was amazingly delicious. Under the dark chocolate shell is Tonka flavoured ice-cream. Their ice-cream is made from liquid nitrogen- not sure why and the staff member just said it makes it creamier!? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At £5.45 it was reasonably priced compared to other places. What are you willing to pay for a dessert?

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