Bienvenue, Welcome, Kia Ora !
My name is Viviane, a.k.a Vanille. I’m French and live in Wellington, New Zealand since 2008, with my Hungarian husband, known as Paprika.
The blog was initially set to record our life in this part of the world and has morphed since then. I like to call it my creative outlet. I blog about what I like to do, where I go and the natural environment that never fails to inspire me.
Vanille & Paprika refer to our respective origins. Names that coincidentally correspond to our own initials.
Paprika is the Hungarian spice par excellence and vanille – vanilla in French- is cultivated in the tropical island where I grew up, La Réunion.
The blog has been listed as one you should read by Saveur and if you want to know more about me you may read my interview on SBS Food.
With the blog I have developed a strong interest in photography. And I now freelance as a food photographer.
I contribute to New Zealand magazines and I’ve exhibited my work in Hungary in 2012.
Here’s my portfolio.
Feel free to drop me a line at: vanille{at}atdownunder.com
You can find me on Twitter, Flickr and Tumblr too.
Geia sas Vanille kai Paprika!
Ti wraio to blog sou!
filakia,
Karen
Efkaristo poly Karen ! Kala ise ?
You have a nice blog!
Ciao Vanilla
what a beautiful blog!!! Can i put your link on mine?
http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/
Please keep posting beautiful things.
XXX
Alessandra
hi, i like your blog. very nice. can i add it in my blogroll?
bingcas
Kia Ora – great to find another kiwi blogger. I also love feijoas too!
Nice NZ site, fellow kiwi blogger
Your photos are beautiful!!
What a great image. Like most great images, it’s the idea behind the image that makes it.
Is your name truly Vanille? I love your name!!
Beautiful work I must say..
New Zealand, Lovely. My fiance and I are considering moving there. I here it is absolutely one of the best places to live. Take Care and Blessings.
I wanted to take a moment and tell you how beautiful this site is. If breathtaking was your goal, you have achieved it tenfold.
Thank you for adding beauty to the world.
Great Blog, Wonderful photographs, I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Bonjour Vanille!
I found your blog through expat-blog.com tonight. It is so lovely! I’m learning French now at Alliance Francaise, still in Beginners but absolutely love it and want to go back to visit France again for the second time, hopefully soon.
Bonne journee!
Hé!
Je t’ai trouvé dans le site de Whisk Kid, et je veux dire que j’aime beaucoup tes photos. Je suis en train d’apprendre le français, ou, m’immerser plus dans le français (Je suis en immersion français à l’école.)
Peux-tu visiter mon site, 5foot2baking.wordpress.com et me dis tes pensées? Merci beaucoup!
Great quotation at the bottom! Is that from her book “If You Want to Write?”
Kia ora! I’m a Kiwi girl lving in Austria ^_^ Miss home though, perhaps you do too? Lovely site, look forward to reading more.
Oops! I signed in for that last comment from my “Making silly faces” blog which mightn’t make the best impression *^_^* This comment will have the link to my food blog.
Hello! I found your blog through Nordljus. You have a very lovely space here. I saw that you’re in the same expat network groups as I am.
I speak French, but your English is much more impressive than my French. I find it difficult to find French speakers who always would rather
English with me, so I’m not improving my French much… Anyways, I wanted to say hello. I look forward to exploring your blog more! Kaho
salut salut, ton blog est un vrai régal ! A bientôt
QUE SORPRESA FUE TU BLOG!!! QUE ADORABLES Y ARTISTICAS FOTOS ! VOY A DETENERME MUCHO MAS EN CADA PAGINA.- BESOS.- MARIA
great blog. pretty , stylish and delicious recipes.
What a gorgeous blog. Your photography is amazing.
Have a lovely day!
Bonjour! Found your blog via Hungry and Frozen. Amazing photos! Love ‘em.
OMG… Amazing pictures !! I love your style !
The atmosphere of places you go look so warm, your food looks sooo yummy, and your creativity is so inspirative. The web design is also very nice : white, simple.
Your photos have nice colours, nice lighting, harmonious and various compositions. So much comments to say, your pictures really touched me. – I just added you in my Flickr contacts, my name is Nam.art.
I can see you have really good technique and ideas. I think I will get a lot of inspiration from you, if you don’t mind…
Do you practice photography for a long time ? Do you post-edit your photos ? Or wait to have perfect lightings ? What camera and lens do you use ? Looks like good macro, or 50mm…
I just spend an hour listening to “Cocoon” and reading through your blog, what an evasion time I had ! – Yes, I’m a bit cheesy, soppy, so what…?
)
May I suggest to you one thing: your pictures format is a bit too large. I couldn’t enjoy the whole size on my computer screen and needed to scroll it down a lot. Maybe a little bit smaller pictures could compose the webpage more eye-friendly ?
Wish you all the best in the other side of the world !
Congratulation, your blog is really nice, I love it. I have a blog as well, with hungarian food (not only) if your are intrested. It is in hungarian language but there is the google translator or your husband can help (?) or write me an email if you need something in english
Hi Vanille, you have the most gorgeous blog… I have been going through your archives for days and am so visually inspired. I am an immediate fan
My husband and I are going to Paris next June; do you have any recommendations or resources as far as where to eat? Thank you 
peux tu me dire qu’est ce que utilises comme materiel photo?
What a lovely blog! I am definitely going to be trying some of your recipes. I’m new to the world of blogging and still finding my way around the technicalities. I would love to have a link to your blog on mine but Im unsure how to go about it.
Kind regards
Ann
Ton blog est magnifique, tes photos sublimes. Il se degage vraiment un parfum particulier de purete et de clarte, un parfum de printemps, de reverdie… Tres pro.
Merci pour l’escapade!
You’ve got a beatiful blog. Every detail is perfectly choosen and the photography amazing. ¡¡ CONGRATULATIONS !!
beautiful pictures and extraordinaire recipes! congratulations!
wow. amazing blog. amazing food.
your photos are so incredible. i feel so happy and inspired while looking at them!
I have only just discovered this blog and the pictures are incredible! I have nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger award.
Magnificent blog! Well done!
A wonderfully inspiring blog!
Here is your Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Congratulations!
Beautiful, beautiful , beautiful I love the shots of the Wairarapa – keep up the fabulous posts. I’ve actually nominated you for One Lovely Blog award. Enjoy, you certainly deserve your awards! Phillipa
So incredibly beautiful and genuinely breath taking. Very pleased to have stumbled across your beautiful blog.
Hello Viviane,
I’ve been following your blog, and have really enjoyed reading your posts. I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger award.
Cheers,
Drea
Hi Viviane,
First of all i have to admit that i love your pics !!!!
They are beautiful!
Second of all, i found your blog so friendly and cute.
I never search other blogs actually, but luckily today i decided to have a look to the others world and found you.
I try my best to take good pictures as a hobby (I wish it could be my real job) and decided to start to a blog in order to keep me alive, to keep my photography dreams alive
It kind of works actually.
I started to comment your page because your about page and how you started to do this blog, reminded me what i really wanna do about my blog.
share some of my life, experinces… share my pictures… improve them also actually.
share travel notes or recipes…. or anything
anyway i dont know why i wrote these to you but the only thing i can say :
you inspired me
thank you
Aysegul
J’adore ton blog Viviane! Tes photos sont vibrantes! Je continuerai à te lire!!
Love your photos!<3
Awesome blog
Following from now on!
Hi loving your blog and have nominated you for the super sweet blogging award