Cindy-Lou Dale

I'm a photojournalist working with numerous big titles around the world.

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@historyinmemes Where do I order one of these birds please?

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@waltermzembi Our only purpose, Walter, is to do good in this world.

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@waltermzembi You're a rockstar!

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@MadVidss WTF!!!!!

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@JWRTalks Looks just like his ol' man

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An afternoon tea pairing menu at the Mount Nelson - Cape Town's first ever 5* hotel, is a grand affair. Craig Cupido, South Africa's first Tea Sommelier is on hand with advice, guiding your taste pallet in combining tasty treats with tea.
@belmond
@SouthAfrica

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@belmond Hi, I will be in CT early next month and write to enquire after hosting me (+3) to high tea. I'm on assignment for US and Canadian press and am working with SA Tourism, but forgot to include this in my itinerary. Can you assist please?

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Chef Francesco Rompianesi's cooking school, Modena Food Lab, was busy. A class was happening in the adjacent room. We were doing a one-on-one in a small adjoining kitchen. Chef demonstrates the creation of 'traditional' vegetarian food. Where do I begin!
@ERTourism
@visitmodena

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Whilst in Modena, aka Motor City, it would be rude not to partake in a little supercar action. So I did!
I have a new found respect for F1 racing drivers as I discovered butt muscles I didn't know I had.
@Inemiliaromagna
@Visitmodena
@Autodromodimodena
@Lamborghini
@Ferrari

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Think massive European fuel costs, & (for my North American friends) driving a stick shift in an unfamiliar city. It may not be cheaper than the rental route, but its less stressful, especially when your chauffeur is fluent in English.
@modenatur
@inemiliaromagna
@visitmodena

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Taking a private tour of Caseificio4Madonne, a Parmigiano Reggiano DOP cheese dairy factory farm, is a religious experience.
@visitmodena
@ERTourism

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The 4* Best Western Premier Milano Palace Hotel is on the outskirts of Modena's historic town centre. Across the road is the train station, 10 minutes in the opposite direction is the 'old town' and, it's a 5 minute walk from the Ferrari Museum.
@ERTourism
@visitmodena

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It takes Chefs like Fabio Vandelli of Erbavoglio in Modena to push the taste limits. Following your first mouthful you'll be dragged to the dark side of the veganism world. And this is where the brain changes gear.

#inemiliaromagna
#visitmodena
#FoodValley
#erbavoglio

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Whoever thinks vegetarian food lacks flavour & substance needs to expand their palette & succumb to the wine pairing vegetarian tasting menu created at Franceschetta58 - a bespoke restaurant in the centre of the motor city of Modena.
@visitmodena @ERTourism @BolognaWelcome

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In downtown Bologna, in a quiet alley, is Botanicalab, serving delicious vegan cuisine. Everything is superb. But the real treat: no animals were hurt in the production of my dinner.

#inEmiliaRomagna
#bolognawelcome

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My guide, Ersi, walked me along Bologna’s ancient, cobbled streets: a plethora of deli’s selling hand-made pastas, wheels of cheese, hocks of ham, fresh fish shops, green grocers - interspersed with tiny restaurants.
@inEmiliaRomagna
@BolognaWelcome

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Bologna's 4* Hotel Metropolitan wouldn't look out of place on London's Pall Mall. Cool, understated, oozing class. With a room on a courtyard hung heavy with a jasmine, you'd think it can't get much better - till you get to the 5th floor terrace!
#bolognawelcome
#inEmiliaRomagna

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Over the next few days, I’m visiting Lamborghini’s factory in Sant'Agata, then hitting the racetrack.

#inEmiliaRomagna
#Motorvalley

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In Bologna it's Botanicalab's vegan menu, in Modena raw food cuisine at Erbavoglio, a Parmigiano producing dairy farm; a wine and balsamic-vinegar cellar visit, and a cooking class with Modena Food Lab. #inEmiliaRomagna #FoodValley #BolognaWelcome #visitmodena

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Tomorrow is the start of a 4-day food and supercar trip to Italy's Emilia Romagna region... recharging the proverbial batteries at Bologna’s Metropolitan Hotel, and in Modena, the Milano Palace Hotel.

#inEmiliaRomagna
#FoodValley
#Motorvalley
#BolognaWelcome
#visitmodena