Great wine is found in even the most unlikely of places. Like the time I discovered wine in Imola in Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna and most recently, wine country in Hungary. Yes, Hungary has its own wine region! Just a short drive from the capital to Etyek, this is the perfect day trip from Budapest. Although wine tourism […]
Food Travel
My Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
Can you smell that? Curry is in the air! That is all I’ve been eating while living in Southeast Asia. We spent a combined three months in Thailand – mainly to eat Thai street food. Food is often what pulls us into destinations. A few kilometres outside of Chiang Mai, I took a Thai cooking class to […]
Eating with a Thai Family in Bangkok
One of the best ways to experience local culture and immerse yourself is by sharing time with the people and communities who live there. I try meeting new people, sometimes even sharing a meal with a local, when I travel. In Bangkok, Dan and I had dinner with a Thai family from the Kudijin community. We met them on our bike […]
Tasting Provence: A Local Food Tour in Nice
My latest move took me to the south of France where I was living and studying French in Aix-en-Provence. On my last weekend I took some time out to enjoy the Mediterranean life on the coast of Nice. I joined a small food tour with Viator which took us through Vieux Nice to seek out provençal specialities. I have partnered with Viator a few […]
Eating Like a Local in Nice
I’m not fond of touristy cities especially when they come with an expensive price tag. Like Rome, I was turned off by Nice for a few years as I couldn’t find the local side of this city. Especially when it came to food. Even when I returned last fall I met Anna, a 24-year-old girl […]
Guide to Finding Real Italian Gelato
There are more than 37,000 gelato shops in Italy. That’s a lot of gelato. The problem is, there is real gelato and then there is tourist gelato. With this many gelaterie in the squares and corners of Italy, it’s easy to get lured into buying the fake stuff. But not all gelato is made equal. There are gelato shops […]
