Apr 13
Since food tours are one of my favorite ways to get to know a new place it’s only natural that the first thing I looked up in Taipei was a food tour. And I was in luck – Taipei Eats is a small company that…
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Apr 11
Our six day stay in Hong Kong would not be complete without a food tour! Hong Kong is a major foodie destination and with so many delicious dishes to try and amazing food stalls and carts at the markets, we wanted an expert guide to…
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Feb 15
After over two and a half years of being away, it felt good to get back to traveling in Asia, starting with a six day stay in Hong Kong. Naturally the first thing we did after getting off a 15 hour direct flight from Boston…
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Dec 13
I love taking food tours when I travel. I find them to be the perfect introduction to a destination – you are essentially on a guided historical walking tour themed around the cultural cuisine an food of a country or city. Tours don’t get much…
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Jul 2
I love to take cooking classes while I travel and have taken over a dozen in China, India, Thailand, France, Peru etc, so it should be no surprise that I sought one out in Portugal as well, and booked a cooking class with Cooking Lisbon….
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Jul 1
If you ask me, one of the best ways to get to know a new culture and destination is through the food. Food is what unites and brings people together and with food we can really start to understand a foreign culture and it’s people….
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Jul 30
As soon as I get to a new country the first thing I look up is food based cultural experiences. I love food and find it to be such an integral part of local culture that it truly is one of my favorite ways to…
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Apr 15
Penang is hailed as one of the world’s greatest street food destinations. You can easily get to this island via plane, bus or even find a deal cruise. Though we were renting an apartment here and I was doing a lot of cooking at home, no…
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Jan 15
I love to take cooking class every where we go and so upon arrival in Nepal one of the first things I did was look up a cooking school in Kathmandu. I came across The Cook Like a Local classes at Social Tours and after…
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Jan 12
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the food of Scotland. It’s not exactly known for being a gastronomic country. My expectations weren’t too high. But my taste buds were truly blown away. We had some absolutely incredible meals in Scotland. In these tiny villages,…
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