To kick off this week’s series on wine regions around the world, I thought I’d better start with the European wine regions. This part of the world has the world’s oldest winery, despite the oldest evidence of wine in China. European wine regions range from the sunny shores of Portugal all the way into Georgia […]
Wine, the nectar of the gods. Civilisations have been drinking wine for millennia. The Chinese were the first to drink wine (7000 BCE) and it shifted westward through Iran/Mesopotamia, Georgia, Armenia, and Italy. The ancient Greeks drank it, the Romans devoured it, and both Judaism and Christianity incorporate it into rituals. Even Islamic culture, while […]
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing some information about food and food tours in Argentina. Did you know that Argentina is only second to the United States in immigration? Over 6.6 million people immigrated to Argentina. This far exceeds even Canada. As a result, food in Argentina is a veritable blend of Mediterranean dishes with indigenous. […]
Today we jump continents to discuss food tours in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia consists of two distinct geographic regions, so for the purposes of this post I am looking at Indochina. Indochinese Southeast Asia consists of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and peninsular Myanmar.
We head back to Europe today to explore the food culture and food tours in France. I opted to open this up to the entire country because there are some very unique experiences. For example, the traditional bread of the Loire Valley isn’t often found in the bakeries. To taste it, travellers have to seek […]
Yesterday, I wrote about the delicious food tours in Italy and I hinted at today’s destination: Melbourne, Australia. (Did you catch the hint? Read the first post here.) Food tours in Melbourne range from half day walking tours to multi-day bus tours. You can explore the strength range of different coffee roasts, handpick the perfect […]
This week I really want to focus on food. I don’t know if that means I’m hungry as I type this or that I’ve been watching too many cooking shows, but whatever. Food tours, or culinary tours, are super popular among travellers these days. While you can take a food tour in almost any country, […]