It’s an oenophile’s dream to taste favourite vintages on their own terroir. As a lover of food and wine myself, I’m experienced when it comes to enjoying the world’s best wine regions. (It’s a tough job, but I’ll go to great lengths to ensure time well spent for my travellers.) Wine and food go hand in hand with exceptional travel experiences. When you book with an experienced travel advisor, you are guaranteed to have an amazing time from start to finish.
Category: food and drink
9 Must-Try Foods In Sydney, Australia
This guest post comes from Emily Pham, of Vina.com. Emily was born in Vietnam – a country with many unknown beaches, historic sites, and tourist attractions. Understanding that Vietnam nowadays is a famous destination, Emily’s blog is designed to introduce the elegant beauty of Vietnam to friends around the world. If you are planning a…
Top Cooking Classes Around the World
We’re smack in the middle of cooking season. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and with it the first round of feasting. Maybe you’re still working your way through leftover stuffing or making soup with turkey stock. More likely, though, you’re prepping Christmas goodies. Your Hanukkah latkes are long devoured, Challah bread done and dusted. If…
Culinary Adventures Around the World
Food tours, cooking classes, wandering streets in search of the best (non-touristy) food… these are all things I love to do while travelling. One of the great pleasures of travel is sampling culinary delights around the world. Paella in Valencia, new Nordic in Copenhagen, nasi goreng in Indonesia, street food everywhere. What you eat is…
Experience: A Chocolate and Beer Tour of Brussels
There’s nothing better than exploring a new city by way of its culinary exploits. Food tours, for me, are one of the best ways to understand a culture. So, when I decided to hop the pond and meet my brother in Brussels, Belgium recently, my first task after booking flights was to find us a…
on the road: la barrocciaia livorno
The best laid plans often go awry, I’m told. But I’m always down for an adventure. When my brother’s dinner plans for us fell apart last minute, I rallied. Ae he drove us into Livorno, I googled restaurants. And I found La Barrocciaia, a highly-rated osteria on a side street near Livorno’s mercado centrale. Ben…
good beer week festival: craft beer in melbourne
Over St. Patrick’s Day week, I ended up back in Melbourne, Australia to see friends. While I was there, my locally-based friend Anya messaged me with the link to the Good Beer Week festival at Federation Square. Being a foodie and a newbie beer drinker, I thought about it and then decided, why the hell…
five cups of coffee in ubud
It’s Bali, baby! They say that Bali is always a good idea, and I say that coffee is always a good idea, so let’s combine the two. This post, one in the many Five Cups of Coffee posts is all about coffee in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
on the road: martinborough wineries
A mere hour and a half from Wellington, New Zealand’s CBD, is one of the country’s least known wine regions, the Wairarapa. The main town, the small village of Martinborough, exudes colonial charm and sophistication. Shielded from harsh southerlies by a range of hills, Wairarapa wineries produce elegant Sauvignon Blancs, Pinot Noirs, and more. This…
travel trends: australian wineries
In terms of the wine world, Australian wineries are fairly new. Some eastern vineyards were planted over a hundred years ago, but most vineyards out west are only 40 years old. Many people around the world know Australian wineries because of brands like Yellow Tail, Penfolds, and Hardys. There are, however, hundreds of other wineries…