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JORDAN | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Views [5898] | Comments [2]
Food in Jordan overflows with the flavours and colours of the Middle East. Served in large dishes and designed to be shared, its success lies in using ever-so-fresh and finely chopped vegetables, lashings of sesame-style tahini and plenty upon plenty ... Read more >
Tags: connect local, cusines, eating, food, jordan, middle east, travel
USA | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2012 | Views [5494]
The floor is covered in heaps of powdered sugar. Feet glide across this dessert heaven, meandering through beignet cloud nine. A whiff of the air tastes sweet with a hint of caffeine. It is a dreamland for anyone with a sweet tooth, myself included.... Read more >
Tags: beignets, connect local, food, new orleans, travel
GREECE | Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | Views [3511]
The tastes of Greece are rooted in the landscape; the olive groves on the hillside, the trees laden with knobbly, pitted lemons, the mint and oregano that gives out its fragrance as you brush by. The Greeks typically eat their big meal of the day ... Read more >
Tags: connect local, food, greece, travel
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
SOUTH KOREA | Monday, 20 Feb 2012 | Views [8097] | Comments [2]
I’ve often felt that the best indication of a country’s cuisine isn’t found in well lit restaurants or even hole in the wall cafes hidden down darkened alleys. In my eyes, a true indication of a country’s spirit and personality can be found in the ... Read more >
Tags: food, south korea, street food, 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
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | Views [9871] | Comments [16]
New Zealand whitebait are small, sweet translucent looking worms. Sound appetising? YES! A tasty way to eat them are in fritters. Unlike Australian Whitebait which are larger and can be fried individually, NZ Whitebait are so tiny and delicate ... Read more >
Tags: food, new zealand, travel, whitebait
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
MONGOLIA | Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | Views [5195]
Mongolian Morning I woke up to hear our jeep ignition turn on
and leave the guesthouse. I laid
in my sleeping bag disturbed; wondering why Shack, our driver, sped off at 6AM
without saying goodbye. I felt a
bit jolted ... Read more >
Tags: asia, entertainment, festivals, food, mongolia, naadam, sporting events, sports, travel
NEPAL | Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 | Views [2142]
As luck would have it,
my new friend got a case of the dreaded Delhi belly‚ just two days before she
was scheduled to accompany her husband on a trek around Nepal's Annapurna
Himalayas. He went off trekking, leaving us to bond. I soon discovered ... Read more >
Tags: asia, culture, delhi belly, food, himalayas, hospitality, nepal, tibet, travel, weather
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
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