Ralph & Julie’s

Food and Travel Blog

Over the years we have been on some exciting adventures and eaten in some amazing restaurants. Julie has always written a travel journal, and Ralph has talked for years about reviewing the restaurants we visit. We have finally got around to creating Sites and Bites and combining the two, to start writing online about the journeys we make and the food we eat!

If you love food as much as we do (we’re often talking about what we should have for dinner while eating breakfast, from Mcdonald’s to Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand), and love travel, we hope you will enjoy!

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Caños Del Santero, Miraflores, Lima

Tonight we just fancied some chicken and beer. We found this place that brewed their own beer, with the exception of the pilsener – which I ordered! In my defence, ...

La Rosa Náutica, Lima

This restaurant is off a pier in Miraflores, Lima, and is deceptively big and very nicely decorated inside, we decided to go all in on the seafood. Julie, was very taken ...

Popular de aquí y de allá – Miraflores, Lima

On the journey from the airport to our hotel we had been given some restaurant recommendations, we though we may as well go with them. Lima is big on seafood and chicken....

Duke of Delhi, Norwich

The Duke of Delhi is our local Indian restaurant. During lockdown we went for takeaways, and they also regularly gifted food to the staff at the local hospital. This is a...

Duke of Delhi, Norwich

The Duke of Delhi is our local Indian restaurant. During lockdown we went for takeaways, and they also regularly gifted food to the staff at the local hospital. This is a...

Redwood National and State Parks, California

We got up at 5am to watch the sunrise over Crater Lake then got on the road We headed west, and popped over the state line into California and stopped for breakfast at th...

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

We started the morning in Bend with brunch at The Victorian Cafe – Ralph had the best Egg Benedict he’d ever had and my hash was pretty good too! Our first stop was...

Bend, Oregon

We had a longer drive than usual today – leaving Idaho and driving across Oregon to Bend We followed part of the Oregon Wagon Trail and could just imagine the wagon...

Idaho – from East to West

We left Jackson Hole and headed West over the Teton Pass into Idaho Our first stop was Butter in Victor for brunch, which was mightily fine! I had the cowboy bowl and Ral...

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

We left Yellowstone first thing this morning and drove into Grand Teton National Park, stopping first at Colter Bay for coffee and London Fog and advice from the Ranger a...

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

We left Cody and continued West, first stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam then on through the East entrance into Yellowstone National Park! Over Sylvan Pass there was plenty...

Cody, Wyoming

We headed West this morning on the Cloud Peak Skyway through the Bighorn Mountains stopping at the Powder River Pass – elevation 9,666ft We stopped at Bob’s Diner i...

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana

We headed North to the Cowboy Cafe in Sheridan for breakfast, then North again over the state line into Montana to visit Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument The ...

Devil’s Tower National Monument, Wyoming

After breakfast of Red Riders at Common Grounds in Spearfish, it was time to leave Deadwood and South Dakota and head West into Wyoming! We stopped at Devils Tower Nation...

Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

12 years ago we arrived in Deadwood, South Dakota and the weather was brutal (12 inches of snow, and minus 10… or the other way round…) bedraggled we headed to the Deadwo...

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

Another day, another state… We left Wall, South Dakota and headed North and there was nothing but prairie and farmland for 200 + miles until we reached The Enchanted High...

Badlands National Park – South Dakota, USA

Today we headed into Badlands National Park (after breakfast at Wall Drug and of course not forgetting a quick visit to the World’s Largest Jackalope!) We saw lots of Bis...

USA – South Dakota

Time to go West… We left Sioux Falls and headed West across South Dakota, stopping first at Mitchell to visit the World’s Only Corn Palace – built in 1892 they chan...

USA – Sioux Falls, South Dakota

We left Omaha, Nebraska after brunch with Steve and Sharon and headed North to Sioux Falls, South Dakota It’s been 12 years since we were last here and was much sunnier t...

USA – Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting, Omaha

It’s time! The Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders meeting 2025! Today was the shopping experience with some serious retail going on! Afterwards whilst enjoying a beer at our...

USA – The Bridges of Madison County, Iowa

Today’s final destination was Omaha, Nebraska but we detoured along the way to visit Winterset – home of The Bridges of Madison County (we visited 5 of the 6 remain...

USA – Davenport, Iowa

Today was all about the journey and not the destination! We left Portage, Indiana and drove over the state line into Illinois, and all the way across Illinois and entered...

USA – Indiana Dunes National Park

Our first full day and we had a busy one! After a dodgy Denny’s for breakfast, we headed to Michigan City for a wee bit of retail… Then into Indiana Dunes National Park &...

Saudi Arabia – Day Two (Riyadh)

Day two in Saudi Arabia marked the start of our organised tour with Explore. After breakfast we met up with the rest of our group (only six of us in total) and after an i...

Saudi Arabia – Day One (Riyadh)

I left Ralph at home for this trip to Saudi Arabia, and instead was catching up with my friend and travel buddy Shelley. I flew Saudi Airlines from London Heathrow, origi...

Machu Picchu

Our Machu Picchu experience started in Ollantaytambo, where we caught the Vistadome Train up to Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo. I’m not sure why I was surpr...

Sacred Valley, Peru

We discovered that a lot of travellers don’t really explore the Sacred Valley as they stay in Cuzco and do a really long day trip to visit Machu Picchu, however we ...

Lake Titicaca

After the long drive from Colca Canyon to Puno, it was an early night ready for an early start the next morning out on Lake Titicaca – Ralph still wasn’t 100% but he didn...

Colca Canyon

Our drive from Arequipa to Colca Canyon where we would be spending our next two nights was full of lama’s, alpaca’s and vicuña’s (the vicuña is the national animal of Per...

Arequipa

We flew into Arequipa late in the day, and by the time we arrived it was dark, our hotel the Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza was in an excellent location on the Plaza d...

Ballestas Islands

Today was a very exciting part of our visit to Peru. We were hoping to see our ninth penguin species (out of 18), the Humboldt penguin, on the Ballestas Islands, which ha...

Nazca Lines

We left Lima for a four hour drive down to Pisco – which means seabird – and also where the name of Peru’s national drink came from – Pisco Brandy...

Lima

We flew into Lima on 27th September, from Norwich – a one hour flight to Amsterdam, then a 12 and half hour flight to Lima with KLM. I have to say, I was pretty impressed...

Machu Picchu

Our Machu Picchu experience started in Ollantaytambo, where we caught the Vistadome Train up to Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo. I’m not sure why I was surpr...

Sacred Valley, Peru

We discovered that a lot of travellers don’t really explore the Sacred Valley as they stay in Cuzco and do a really long day trip to visit Machu Picchu, however we ...

Lake Titicaca

After the long drive from Colca Canyon to Puno, it was an early night ready for an early start the next morning out on Lake Titicaca – Ralph still wasn’t 100% but he didn...

Colca Canyon

Our drive from Arequipa to Colca Canyon where we would be spending our next two nights was full of lama’s, alpaca’s and vicuña’s (the vicuña is the national animal of Per...

Arequipa

We flew into Arequipa late in the day, and by the time we arrived it was dark, our hotel the Casa Andina Select Arequipa Plaza was in an excellent location on the Plaza d...

Ballestas Islands

Today was a very exciting part of our visit to Peru. We were hoping to see our ninth penguin species (out of 18), the Humboldt penguin, on the Ballestas Islands, which ha...

Caños Del Santero, Miraflores, Lima

Tonight we just fancied some chicken and beer. We found this place that brewed their own beer, with the exception of the pilsener – which I ordered! In my defence, ...

La Rosa Náutica, Lima

This restaurant is off a pier in Miraflores, Lima, and is deceptively big and very nicely decorated inside, we decided to go all in on the seafood. Julie, was very taken ...

Popular de aquí y de allá – Miraflores, Lima

On the journey from the airport to our hotel we had been given some restaurant recommendations, we though we may as well go with them. Lima is big on seafood and chicken....

Nazca Lines

We left Lima for a four hour drive down to Pisco – which means seabird – and also where the name of Peru’s national drink came from – Pisco Brandy...

Lima

We flew into Lima on 27th September, from Norwich – a one hour flight to Amsterdam, then a 12 and half hour flight to Lima with KLM. I have to say, I was pretty impressed...