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Travel to eat
One of my favourite experiences while travelling is trying local food. Whether it's cheap street food or an elaborate tasting menu, I like to do my research before I go so that every meal adds to my experience of a place! Here are some of my favourite foodie travel experiences!
We made our own German Christmas market!
When Germany's major cities announced that they'd be cancelling Christmas markets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it wasn't a...
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Dec 20, 20204 min read
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A Sunset Dinner High Above Dusseldorf
One of the things we've really missed since travel restrictions went into place this year is eating out when we travel. It's such a huge...
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Nov 5, 20203 min read
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How to Eat REALLY Well While Travelling!
Hi, my name is Lucy, and I am a shameless travel foodie. I haven't always been, though: I used to be the kind of person who ordered...
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Sep 20, 202014 min read
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How to Eat Local in Venice
When researching a trip, local food is one of the first things we look into. We tend to gravitate towards restaurants on quiet streets,...
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Jul 23, 20207 min read
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Around the World in 80 Dishes
This project began, like a lot of 2020's projects around the world, as a Covid-19 lockdown project. Marooned in our house in a suburb...
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Jul 10, 202014 min read
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Christmas in Vienna
You can’t beat Europe for Christmas markets, and Vienna has more of them than anywhere I’ve ever visited. I thought Cologne (where I...
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Dec 11, 20194 min read
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Working through the Ultimate Eat List
I received Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eat List for Christmas - a book that lists the top 500 foodie experiences from around the world. ...
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Oct 6, 20199 min read
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Incredible omakase at Adana Seattle
I've already raved about our delicious and creative omakase (chef's choice) tasting meal at modern Japanese restaurant Adana over on my...
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Oct 6, 20191 min read
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One Day in Portland
Although it's completely out of character for me, I did so little planning for our short visit to Portland that all I had on my itinerary...
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Sep 11, 20194 min read
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A San Francisco Food Tour
San Francisco is split into a whole bunch of different districts, each one with its own distinct feel, or even their own culture. ...
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Aug 20, 20195 min read
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24 Hours in Osaka
For some reason, most of the locals we spoke to in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara looked concerned when we said we were heading to Osaka. Indeed,...
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Jun 7, 20193 min read
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My Japanese Food Bucket List!
It's probably no surprise to those that know me that of all the research I did to prepare for my recent trip to Japan, food was the...
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May 12, 201911 min read
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Exploring Tokyo: Asakusa, Harajuku and Tsukiji Market
In this post I want to focus on three areas of Tokyo: historic Asakusa, which was our base for our time in Tokyo; Harajuku, which is the...
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Apr 30, 20194 min read
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Crowd-free Seville Itinerary
Last month I took a solo trip to Cordoba and Seville, in Andalusia. I flew into Malaga airport and took the train to Cordoba, spent two...
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Mar 4, 20196 min read
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Crowd-free Cordoba Itinerary
Last month I took a solo trip to Cordoba and Seville, in Andalusia. I flew into Malaga airport and took the train to Cordoba, spent two...
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Mar 3, 20194 min read
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The Best of Cologne's Christmas Markets
Our official line when asked why we moved to Cologne is "for our careers", but if we're being honest, the number one reason for living in...
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Dec 5, 20185 min read
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Strasbourg and Colmar - Beautiful Alsace
In summer 2018 we began our month-long European road trip in the Alsace region of France. Right on the border with Germany, the towns...
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Oct 3, 20183 min read
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Where We Ate in Portugal!
We spent ten days in Lisbon, Sintra and Obidos. Here are a few of the delicious things we ate during our trip! LISBON 1. Gourmet hotdogs...
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Oct 3, 20183 min read
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Incredible Tasting Menu at Cave 23, Lisbon
I have to talk about the amazing 11-course tasting menu at Cave 23, Lisbon. Aside from its incredible location at boutique hotel Torel...
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Oct 3, 20182 min read
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Eating and Drinking Our Way Through Dijon
Dijon was a must for our road trip through eastern France...Patrick is a mustard obsessive (even if I hate it!) and we heard the wine in...
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Sep 25, 20182 min read
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A Summer Day in Annecy
Before heading into Switzerland this summer, we spent a day in the Haute-Savoie city of Annecy. Bordered by the Alps on one side, it...
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Sep 25, 20182 min read
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Four Dinners in Paris
Paris has one of the best culinary reputations in the world, so on our second visit to Paris, we wanted to focus on that aspect of the...
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Sep 11, 20182 min read
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Parisian Food Tour with Le Food Trip
On our first visit to Paris we took in all the main sights, climbed a lot of towers, stood in a lot of queues. This time, though, we we...
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Sep 11, 20182 min read
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Two Great Riads in Marrakech
In February Patrick and I spent just 4 nights in Marrakech, but we managed to cram a lot in - from local food tours to Moroccan banquets...
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Sep 11, 20183 min read
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An Italian Tasting Menu at IO Osteria, Florence
If you eat at one place in Florence, make it IO Osteria Personale! I did a lot of research into restaurants that offer tasting menus in...
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Sep 10, 20181 min read
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Warsaw in a Weekend - Pierogi Tips!
Tempted by £20 Ryanair flights from Cologne to Warsaw, we spent 48 hours in Warsaw, mostly - let's be honest here - hunting for the best...
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Sep 8, 20181 min read
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My Top London Lunches and Afternoon Teas
When I lived in London, my rent was so high that I couldn't afford to eat out very often! But since moving to Germany, my trips back to...
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Sep 8, 20188 min read
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The Best Fried Food in Southern USA!
In April 2017 Patrick and I embarked on a road trip through America's deep south, half with the intention of hunting down the most...
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Sep 7, 20182 min read
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A fantastic food tour of the Marrakech Medina
When we booked a trip to visit Marrakech in February, we knew that a big part of our trip would involve trying as much Moroccan food as...
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Sep 5, 20182 min read
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Ghent's Most Exciting Menu
Living in Germany, Belgium is just a couple of hours away on the train. We can nip over for the weekend if we want to. And we have the...
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Sep 4, 20181 min read
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Where to eat in Croatia
Here is a rundown of a few of our favourite foodie spots while island hopping in Croatia! 1. Dubrovnik I think the true proof of an...
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Sep 4, 20183 min read
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Dinner with a famous view at Bled Castle
For the final night of our Eastern European adventure through Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Slovenia, we booked a table for the tasting...
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Sep 4, 20181 min read
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A modern gastro lunch in Ljubljana
We knew we wanted to try a tasting meal in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, but we were limited by time. We found the perfect...
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Sep 4, 20181 min read
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Plum picking in Slovenia
We'd booked a week in Slovenia, staying in a quiet little village about 40 minutes' walk from Bled town. We'd explored Lake Bled, the...
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Sep 4, 20181 min read
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A decadent dinner in Budapest
Our quest to make it to Alabardos, a restaurant high on the hill near Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest, wasn't an easy one. We decided to...
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Sep 3, 20182 min read
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Spoon tasting in Bucharest
When we heard about the spoon tasting menu at The Artist restaurant in Bucharest, we knew we had to give it a try. But wait...what...
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Sep 3, 20181 min read
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Wine tasting in Eger, Hungary
As I've said before, if visiting Hungary and especially Budapest you should take the 2.5 hour train ride north to Eger, a fortified town...
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Sep 3, 20181 min read
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A colourful meal at Macok, Eger, Hungary
If you ever find yourself in Eger, Hungary (and you should: it's only two and a half hours north of Budapest by train) you should make...
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Sep 3, 20181 min read
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