David Fuller and Christina Ioannidis discover a deli in Plaka that offers the chance to experience an Olive Oil tasting. Guided by Erikka and Maria from Malotira, the team learn about the different varieties and the health benefits of olive oil. Support the Team Show Notes… The mythology of Athens and the story of Athena… Read More »ATH #5 – Olive Oil Live
In Episode 4, Ruby catches up with the talented and wildly entertaining Sydney singer and performer, Christa Hughes. Support or Contact the Sydney Team Christa reminisces about accompanying her late father, the jazz pianist, Dick Hughes, at concerts at iconic venues in Sydney and remembers the cicadas, honeysuckle, jazz and chocolate rousses of her childhood.… Read More »SYD #4 – Swimming & Singing in the City with Christa Hughes
Alexia Amvrazi ventures just outside of Athens to the Cycladic island of Andros. Here are some Show Notes and links… Support the Team : Buy Us a Coffee Show Notes (1:50) Andros was named as one of the ’52 Places to Love in 2021’ by The New York Times The trip starts with a swim… Read More »ATH #4 – Andros Adventures
In this episode, David Fuller and Alexia Amvrazi discuss the unique coffee and cafe culture of Athens. This episode was recorded at Da Capo in Kolonaki – one of Athens’ more upmarket suburbs. Athens has a rich and varied coffee culture that usually involves sipping your coffee for hours and watching the world go by.… Read More »ATH #3 – Coffee Culture
In Episode 3 of Sense in the City Sydney – Jocelyn Fullerton talks about a ‘Mood Lifter’ – Strong hot chocolate with orange blossom. Here’s the recipe. Ingredients 1tbs Good quality ‘dutched’ cocoa powder boiling water a dash of cassia cinnamon powder a few drops of vanilla essence a few drops of orange blossom water.… Read More »Mood Lifting Hot Chocolate Recipe
In Sense in the City Sydney – Podcast Episode 3, Ruby talks to perfumer Jocelyn Fullerton from Cult of Scent – an artisanal fragrance house in Lilyfield in Sydney’s inner west. They talk about the smells of her childhood in the Blue Mountains, the fragrances of Sydney and the way in which aromas can add… Read More »SYD #3 -Scents in the City
What can modern folks learn about dealing with trauma, getting a higher perspective of problems and Internet trolls from Greece’s ancient philosophers? In this episode Alexia Amvrazi takes a sunset walk on the ancient Athenian Pnyx hill near the Acropolis with Donald Robertson, an acclaimed world expert and author on the association between modern psychotherapy… Read More »ATH #2 – Stoic Stones
The Sense in the City Sydney travel podcast can now be found on your favourite podcast apps. Hosted by Ruby Boukabou, the podcast has already found an audience all over the world from Denver, Colorado to Turku, Southwest Finland. Even while the city is in lockdown – there is a world of travellers and explorers… Read More »Sydney Podcast Now on Apple & Spotify
In Episode 2 of Sense in the City Sydney, artist Esmeralda Raven Aponte reveals one of her favourite recipes – Columbian Corn and Spinach Wraps with red pepper relish. Ingredients 4 long fresh corn cobs Two cups of grated tasty cheese 2 eggs Two cups of self raising flour Salt & pepper Half a dozen… Read More »Colombian Corn & Spinach Wraps Recipe
Ruby talks to surrealist artist Esmeralda Raven Aponte. They discuss Esmeralda’s favourite places to go in around Sydney for inspiration and relaxation, the intriguing dream landscapes of her artworks and the sixth sense. Esmeralda gives us a recipe inspired from her Colombian heritage, and shares a song that she recorded especially for Sense in the… Read More »SYD #2 – A Surrealist’s Sydney.