Anything to do with eating and drinking!
Jul
01
The Khmer temples may be the Isaan’s most alluring attraction, yet for us the fiery food of this northeastern region of Thailand is equally as tantalizing. Starving after our 4am start and a long morning spent clambering around the ruins of Prasat Phanom Rung and Prasat Muang Tam taking photographs, we detoured via Korat for …
Jun
22
Footpath Feasting is our new weekly series on Street Food; see this post for details. Eating street food is an intrinsic part of the travel experience for many, especially in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East where a meal on the street is a daily ritual for locals. Many travellers think of their first …
Jun
19
We love street food. Whether it’s yakitori in Tokyo or tacos al pastor in San Miguel de Allende, snacking on street food is for us an essential part of the experience of travel. We love eating street food as much for the delight of discovering delicious new ways to please our taste buds, as for the …
Jun
18
With its spiky skin and an odour so offensive that it’s often likened to smelly sports socks, the poor old durian is a much-maligned fruit. How many other pieces of fruit provoke authorities into erecting signs forbidding their presence on transport, in shopping malls, in hotel rooms, and in, well, just about every public space, …
May
05
Our third morning* in Portugal’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Douro wine region began with the now mandatory drive through magnificent countryside, our bus skirting the edge of the misty valley before climbing up to Favaios, on a plateau which at 600 metres is the Douro’s highest point. DAY 3: Quinta da Avessada, Quinta do Tedo, DOC …
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