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KENYA | Thursday, 20 Feb 2014 | Views [3209]
As a traveller – or even worse, as a tourist – it can be very difficult to come face-to-face with the normal, day-to-day life of a place, especially if faced with barriers of language, culture and ethnicity. Having been lucky enough to spend ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, guesthouse, kenya, travel
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Views [5323] | Comments [1]
A tale of inappropriate (un)touching on the road.
It was a cultural faux pas of epic proportions!
The old women of the village looked like they wanted to throw us into the nearby volcano. The young women giggled behind their hands. It was clear ... Read more >
Tags: bali, connect locally, inappropriate touching on the road, mount batur, travel
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 22 Oct 2012 | Views [5256]
Photo by jonnygo
Food plays a big part in any travellers adventure, and Europe offers some of the most indulgent food in the world!
From baguettes and cheese to snails and frogs legs, Europe is a great destination to take your ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, europe, food, france, frogs legs, germany, pork knuckle, snails, spain
ITALY | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Views [4848] | Comments [3]
The British comic Douglas Adams said; “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” I can draw two concise conclusions from this statement, one; he is insightful, and two; he has clearly never lived in Italy.
Having recently moved to Italy ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, food, italy
JORDAN | Wednesday, 18 Apr 2012 | Views [6021]
Like much of the food in the Middle East, meals in Jordan are generally made up of an array of different dishes — mezze. Mezze are small plates of appetizers usually part of a much larger meal. Falafel, fatoosh (a cucumber & tomato ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, food, jordan
USA | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012 | Views [4718]
One of the first things you notice about New York City is that it’s incredibly diverse- bafflingly so - but no one ethnic group stands out. There are a lot of people and a lot of types of people, all packed in together within a few square miles. The ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, food, nyc, restaurants, travel
WORLDWIDE | Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 | Views [3300]
Travel Romance. These two little words can
instantly conjure up the lovestruck notions that one day a beautifully coiffed
Italian man will sweep you off your feet on his shiny red Vespa and that you’ll
spend the rest of your days sipping Merlot ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, journey, love, passion, people, relationships, road, romance, travel
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012 | Views [5761]
I recently experienced Brazilian BBQ – so now a visit to Brazil is on my list! Grilled chorizo, steaks of every kind, beef ribs, BBQ chicken, grilled bocconcini, sweet cinnamon covered pineapple, lamb, pork belly, bacon wrapped chicken skewers, chicken ... Read more >
Tags: brazil, brazilian bbq, connect locally, food, recipe, travel
INDIA | Thursday, 24 Nov 2011 | Views [11305] | Comments [3]
Dosa, idli, vada? If you visit a restaurant in South India for the first time, there are probably many items on the menu you have never even heard of. South Indian food is different from the North Indian cuisine that is usually served in Indian ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, food, india, travel
USA | Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 | Views [8266] | Comments [1]
If you travel abroad frequently then street food probably
isn't anything new to you. From street stalls lining the streets of Bangkok to crepe carts in Paris street food is a part of the culture
of many countries. However, while there are a lot of ... Read more >
Tags: america, california, connect locally, food trucks, street food, travel, usa
GERMANY | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 | Views [10480] | Comments [3]
As the country that has given the world
words such as ‘schnapps’, ‘stein’, and ‘Oktoberfest’, it’s no secret that
Germany loves a drink. Whether
you’re on a foodie tour or simply ready to party, the breadth of locally
produced liquor and places ... Read more >
Tags: beer, berlin, connect locally, drinking, food, germany, partying, schnapps, traditions, travel
GERMANY | Monday, 26 Sep 2011 | Views [25932] | Comments [6]
There are a
lot of prejudices and clichés about Germany. Some of them are true and some of
them aren’t. We’re not drinking beer all the time and we’re not wearing
Lederhosn and Dirndl all the year round. Most of us don’t even owe one of
those. ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, drinking, entertainment, europe, festivals, germans, germany, oktoberfest, travel, weather
FRANCE | Monday, 19 Sep 2011 | Views [4048]
The first time I tasted clafoutis was
during my summer failure as an au pair. I was barely 18 and had been placed
in—to put it mildly—the middle of nowhere. I had already spent a summer in
rural Provence, so I thought I knew the drill: cycle to ... Read more >
Tags: community, connect locally, eating, food, france, french cuisine, fruit, local recipes, travel
SPAIN | Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 | Views [6189]
Ever ordered sangria in a bar in Spain? Did you
notice a smirk on the barman's face? He was probably amused at yet
another tourist ordering that 'traditional, quintessentially Spanish
drink', when all he's likely to serve you is red wine watered ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, drinks, europe, recipes, sangria, spain, travel, wine
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Views [3433] | Comments [1]
We didn’t really know what
we were expecting to do while in Kep. The beach isn’t as nice as those in
Sihanoukville, and while there a few day trips you can do, the real drawcard is
the amazingly fresh seafood and lazing in a hammock by the water’s ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cambodia, connect locally, drinking, entertainment, food, france, french, kep, travel
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | Views [4753] | Comments [1]
I remember Natal as a collection of picture postcards –
white sand beaches, aquamarine waves, coconuts plummeting from palm trees in
the breeze. The sun beating down like a giant fan heater, melting my skin into
ripples of sweat beads and the waves ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, brazil, connect locally, couchsurfing, experiences, experiences, natal, south america, travel
ITALY | Monday, 23 May 2011 | Views [5258]
The Italian
word tiramisu ,
literally translated, means “pick me up” – which is a reference to the
ingredients in this traditional Italian dessert – and there are as many
varieties of tiramisu as there are myths about its origin.
Tiramisu ... Read more >
Tags: a taste of italy, connect locally, desserts, europe, food, italy, recipes, tiramisu, travel
INDONESIA | Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [8404]
A few weeks after I arrive in Indonesia,
one of my host’s friends, Jamal, invites me and a few other volunteers to his
village. We travel 20 minutes out of Cianjur until the rice paddies and tea
plantations dissolve the highway into a bumpy mud ... Read more >
Tags: asia, connect locally, eating, fishing, indonesia, java, locals, rice paddies, southeast asia, travel
MALAYSIA | Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | Views [4660]
Photo courtesy of Chosillano Ferrente, hsa*ba There is a crisp air this morning that signals autumn is well
underway (down under) and it’s time to switch from fresh, light, zingy
salads to more robust, earthy and comforting dishes. For me ... Read more >
Tags: asia, connect locally, cuisine, food, malaysia, southeast asia, travel
VIETNAM | Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 | Views [8153] | Comments [1]
On a recent trip to Vietnam my unintentional
travel buddy was plates and plates of delectable nem ran.
Four hours of trekking in Sapa, nem ran for
lunch. Another four hours, nem ran for dinner. I loved it. The light and flaky
rice paper ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, connect locally, cuisine, experiences, food, nem ran recipes, southeast asia, spring rolls, travel, vietnam
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