Let’s talk about Hoi An, the third stop on my travels around Asia. Some places you visit, and they’re great. You have a good time, you eat some good food, you take some pictures, and you go home. Then… there’s Hoi An. Hoi An isn’t just a “place.” It’s a feeling. It’s a full-on sensory […]
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Hue. Let’s be honest, I wasn’t ready for it. I’d just come from the manic, wonderful, horn-honking chaos of Hanoi. I’d heard about Hue (pronounced ‘Hway’). I’d heard it was the “old imperial capital.” That it had a “big fortress.” And honestly? I was picturing a couple of dusty buildings. A quick stop-off between the
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Hanoi in Vietnam was my first port of call on my three month tour of Asia. If you’re anything like me, your idea of a perfect trip involves three non-negotiable elements. Spectacular sights, mind-blowing food, and a refreshing beverage (or three) . If you’re the same then head to Hanoi. This is a city that
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Let me tell you about Whitby. There are places and then there are places. Whitby is definitely one of the latter. I’ve trekked across continents, sampled street food in bustling markets. Sipped fine wines in Michelin-starred joints, but there’s something about this ancient fishing town on the North Yorkshire coast that just gets under your skin.
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Leith. Not the first thing you think of when you think of Edinburgh. A certain postcard image springs to mind, doesn’t it? The magnificent castle perched on a volcanic rock. A distant drone of bagpipes echoing down a cobbled lane. Tartan tat spilling from every third shopfront. Tourists shuffling along in a polite, whisky-fuelled haze.
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Noto was the last town that I visited in my tour of south east Sicily. A place that will seize your eyeballs, charm your taste buds, and leave your soul utterly smitten. Forget your predictable Roman ruins or your well-trodden Tuscan hills. This is the sun-drenched, honey-hued heart of Sicilian Baroque. This is a place
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Staithes , a seaside town on the coast of North Yorkshire. So ridiculously charming, it feels like it’s been lifted straight from the pages of a storybook. A place where the scenery is so epic it makes your jaw drop, the food is so comforting it warms your soul. And the weather. Well, the weather
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Welcome to the next episode of Travel Food and Booze. Today we’re talking to professional baker and tutor Paul Raddan. I first met Paul at the Artisan School of Food when I signed up to his Sourdough and Sweet Baking course.
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Saarburg. A juicy, delicious, wine-soaked secret that Germany has been hiding up its sleeve. We’re all familiar with the big hitters, right? Berlin’s gritty cool, Munich’s beer-fuelled bravado, the fairytale castles of Bavaria. But what if I told you there was a place that felt like it had been plucked from a storybook and given
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Scicli! Just the name rolls off the tongue like a perfectly made Negroni. Ditch those dusty guidebooks and forget about trying to tick off every single “must-see.” Equally as beautiful as nearby Siracusa, Modica and Rugusa. We’re here to live Scicli, to taste it, to breathe it in, and maybe even get a little tipsy
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Let me tell you about Trier. Even in a land of fairy-tale castles, epic sausages, and beer that flows like water Trier is an epic place. This city, tucked away in the Moselle wine region, claims to be Germany’s oldest. And let me tell you, it wears its age like a badge of honour, not
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Lovely little Dinant. I have a confession to make. Before I visited, I knew next to nothing about Dinant. I can tell you some things about Belgium. I can tell you the best places for frites in Brussels, and the most underrated brewery in Bruges. But Dinant? It was a complete mystery. And you know
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