Diversity the world provides.

I would love to visit other parts of the world such as France, Greek Islands, Venice, Naples, Rome, England, Malta,New Zealand, Africa and maybe Thailand if I can fit it in. The reason I want to visit these countries is to experience new cultures and eat the food, yum! I want to go to: -France to eat real French pastries, delectable cheeses and drink french wine, but also to experience the beauty of Provincial France and take Zoe to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. -Greek Islands to bathe in the gorgeous sunshine whilst sitting amongst the rocky, Mediterranean seaside and of course to eat traditional Greek cuisine. -Venice to travel on a Gondola down the canals and hopefully be romanced by my own husband (one can only dream). -Naples to eat the best pizza ever. -Rome to do as the Romans do and of course to see the sights. -England to visit Zoe's grandparents, long lost cousins of mine and some old (not age old) friends, and to visit Old English Pubs and drink lots of English beer, preferably cold. -Malta to visit my rellies and experience my birth place. -New Zealand to visit more rellies and of course see the sights and eat great food and drink great New Zealand Chardonnay. -Africa to visit my sponsor child Tendai. -Thailand purely for the sensational spicy, aromatic Flavours. So as you can see I really want to visit these places, not only to experience the sights but to devour in their cultural food and drink. I may not be going for a while As finances don't allow it, so I have decided that I will have to experience them in a different and much, much cheaper way, that is, by buying cookbooks that not only show you how to cook the foods but show you the places as well. A few suggestions of books would be.....Jamie's Great Britian, Two Greedy Italians, Food Safari and anything else that will enlighten me. I have also decided that perhaps when I have the time, I will endevour to cook the various country's food, for instance one week I will cook french food and the next Thai food and so on. So, today I am grateful for the diversity that this world provides, not only with food but cultures as well. Steph