Best of the Web: A carnival of food and travel

Welcome to the first installment of my new-style Best of the Web feature. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback when I ran my poll. I’ve decided to keep the format going as an occasional feature but to focus on themes. This first one is on the intersection of food and travel – something I suspect [...]

My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

Steven at the Latin American travel blog Travelojos has nominated me to share three travel secrets in the Trip Base blog tag. I like the idea of highlighting obscure places.
1. Dougga, Tunisia
Dougga in Tunisia gives Ephesus in Turkey a run for its money when it comes to impressive Roman ruins. It is not quite as [...]

Photo Friday: East meets West – Tai Chi at Urquhart Castle

Scottish Highlands, UK; June 2009

The setting: One of the farthest turrets of Urquhart Castle, a ruined medieval castle on the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland.
The players: Two middle-aged Japanese tourists practise their Tai Chi in the summer sunshine, overlooking the sparkling blue waters of the loch. Nessie stayed at home.
It’s unlikely that the original [...]

Best of the Web – Roaming Tales: Travel links for 31 August

Collating these links collections takes up quite a lot of time but I also enjoy it as there is so much great travel content out there. In this week’s edition we have everything from the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo to expensive farm stays in upstate New York. I hope you enjoy it!
Part of the purpose [...]

Best of the Web – The Gooseberry Fool: Foodie links for 24 August

I can’t believe August is nearly over already! Ever since I arrived in San Francisco, I’ve been devouring summer fruits, especially white nectarines and peaches. I’ll be sad when peach season is over, but I have a cunning plan to extend it a little further. I bought an entire box of organic white peaches for [...]

Best of the Web – Gooseberry Fool: Foodie links for 10 August

Food and travel
Vegetarian travel. Top 10 countries to be vegetarian in, according to Expatify.

Maltese delicacy. Nanette, the self-styled Ms Gourmet of Gourmet Worrier, writes about ġbejniet – individual cheeselettes formed in little plastic baskets made from fresh goat or sheep milk. The picture of her little girl with a bag of ġbejniet is adorable!
Spanish snouts. [...]

Best of the Web – Roaming Tales: Travel links for 3 August

Oh my! When I decided to do the ‘link love‘ posts every week, with travel and food on alternate weeks, I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. I added quite a few blogs and a few of my favourite publications to my RSS feeds, as well as continuing to find great [...]

Best of the web: From bike riding in Amsterdam to fish in Tokyo

A round-up of travel links.

If my post on Polish and Georgian food whetted your appetite for either food or travel, then check out this post about Georgian food on Intelligent Travel and this destination blog on Krakow, Poland by Andrew, a fellow Aussie.

Amusing toilet signs in London, from my mate Jess at FushMush.

Green travel insurance [...]

The UN of food: Japanese at Abeno

Restaurant review for Abeno, Japanese okonomoyaki restaurant in London.
So you think you know Japanese food? You’re familiar with sushi and sashimi, maybe even tempura and teriyaki beef? Well what about okonomoyaki?
This is my new favourite Japanese food and the place to go in London is Abeno in Bloomsbury. It’s usually not too busy but it’s [...]