With my visit to the US coinciding with the fourth of July, I hoped to experience at least two of the ‘four Fs’ that form the tip of the cultural iceberg: food and festivals. I’m sure that fashion and flags …
A Weekend in India’s Wine Region
Last weekend was one of those times when I simply had to get out of Mumbai and, luckily for me, the weekend happened to be the Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year) holiday, which gave me the Friday off work. So, …
7 Great Ways To Spend Summer in Stockholm
Stockholm is a summer city; its leafy parks, rocky beaches, and swathes of Baltic water that swirl around the city’s 14 islands all seem to have been designed for long summer days where the sky barely darkens.
Emerging from a …
10 Foods To Try in Europe
Warning: This post will make you hungry!
I had not been travelling for long before I realised that my trip would become a culinary tour of Europe, devoted mainly to trying different, and amazing, new foods—even more so than experiencing …
Why I Want to go Back to Japan
I lived in Tokyo for a year between August 2002 and August 2003 and I can’t believe that it was ten years ago. I had barely used email before I left for Japan, and I had never heard of blogging—but …
Five Amazing Argentinian Foods
In my last post I made the shocking confession that I prefer South American food over South East Asian food. Many people can’t understand why the thought of Pad Thai or Pho sends me into a cold sweat, as Thai …
Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?
South America and South East Asia are both very popular tourist destinations, but unless you are on a RTW trip you are probably going to have to choose one region or the other. Having spent the first decade of my …
Why Tipping Infuriates Me
Does anybody else find the concept of tipping completely infuriating? I find it annoying that in many situations I pay for a service and then am expected to pay extra, sometimes quite a lot extra, afterwards.
I understand why it …
Hostel Cooking: Chicken Skewers and Garlic Potatoes
One of the most appealing things about travelling is the chance to try new food, eat in a different restaurant every night, and never have to do any washing-up, and for a few weeks it’s brilliant.
But then a funny …
Five foods the Swedes go crazy for!
1. Meatballs
Ask anybody what they think Swedes like to eat and the chances are that they will say ‘Meatballs’. This is probably largely due to IKEA chains worldwide serving traditional-style meatballs with a cream sauce, potatoes and lingonberry jam. …