Food tasting tour travel ideas
Looking for a holiday in France that is gorgeous, quiet and unspoilt yet with plenty to do? We found the perfect South of France holiday area – the beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon. When we arrived at Maison de la Roche – a collection of boutique gites in the south of France – […]
Long known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’, Penang has been an important port and vibrant settlement for centuries. Nowadays this extraordinary island state is a place of fascinating contrasts, where the skyscrapers of George Town rub shoulders with British colonial architecture, traditional Chinese clan halls, and wooden stilt house […]
Mandalay is a historic city, on its dry plain ringed by blue hills. In the heart of the city is the remnant of the moated square citadel where the last royal dynasty of Burma came to an ignominious end thanks to the empire-building British. But what about present-day Mandalay? Around […]
Regular readers will know I am a huge fan of food tours when I travel. That’s why one of the first things I did when planning my trip to Morocco was to look for Marrakech food tours. A food tour offers an insight into the day-to-day culture of a city […]
The Netherlands is perhaps not so well known internationally for its food, or certainly not in the way that countries like Italy are famous for amazing eating experiences. But over my years of visiting Holland I have slowly discovered more and more Dutch food and come to the conclusion that […]
This is a tour of little heroes; little food heroes enjoyed while exploring one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful and historic districts. Over four hours we followed local host Anna Maria, wandering through the Jordaan discovering tasty tidbits and interesting characters that revealed far more about Amsterdam and the Dutch than […]
Ever since I visited Barcelona in 2001 I have been longing to go back. However, this is probably true of many of my favourite travel destinations over the past 20 years and I don’t often actually return. There are always so many new places beckoning me onwards and also a slight fear […]
Every May the annual 9th Avenue Food Festival kick off in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen – offering a taste of what this famous neighbourhood is cooking up as restaurants set up outdoor stalls serving up a gastronomic extravaganza. I found the expected latin accents at the 9th Avenue Food […]