Food Experiences
Progressive Supper in Istanbul
A Progressive Supper in Kadikoy, Istanbul Have you ever gone on a progressive supper?My daughter Rebecca and I created our ...
A Collection of Turkish Breakfasts
A Collection of Turkish Breakfasts Once you read this post, you will know what I really came to Turkey for….the ...
A Toast to the Beatles
Ahhh, Liverpool…what person who came of age in the 1960s doesn’t think of the Fab Four? I was not planning ...
5 More Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel
5 More Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel This is Part Two of a two-part series on food strategies for ...
5 Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel
5 Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel This is Part One of a two-part series on food strategies for budget ...
We Travel to Cook: Coconut Sambol
We Travel to Cook: Coconut Sambol Purchasing freshly grated coconut from a vendor in the Tanjung Bungah wet market in ...
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: My First Pittu
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: My First Pittu Turning my favorite pastimes into thematic travel possibilities provides a way to engage with the culture ...
The Simple Yet Useful Samovar
The Simple Yet Useful Samovar Tea is a huge part of the culture here in Central Asia. Whenever I order ...
Preparing Borsok with Altynai
Preparing Borsok with Altynai I am fortunate enough to find myself as a guest at arguably the best guesthouse in ...
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Causa
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Causa Panchita's Causa Last year when Rebecca (my daughter) and I visited Lima, I had the opportunity to have ...
From Coca to Coffee and Cacao: Part 2
From Coca to Coffee and Cacao: Part 2 This is the second post in a two-part series about my excursion ...
From Coca to Coffee and Cacao: Part 1
I have recently updated this post with better and more up-to-date links. However, this excursion took place in April of ...
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Calca’s Traditional Market
Shopping...Cooking...Eating: Calca’s Traditional Market A few years ago, I had a romantic notion of going to Mexico for a few ...
The Cheese Shop
The Cheese Shop I have now arrived in Huarocondo, a small village 37 km northwest of Cusco. It is really ...
Smoothies? You ain’t Seen Nothin’
Smoothies? You ain’t Seen Nothin’ The Juice Ladies of San CamilloOne of the highlights of the San Camillo market in ...
Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Tamales! En Peru!
Shopping...Cooking...Eating: Tamales! En Peru! One day a couple weeks ago I asked my host, Adela if she knew how to ...
Comprando en los Mercados y Tiendas
Comprando en los Mercados y Tiendas * * Shopping in the Markets and Stores I went shopping one day this ...
Return to Arequipa to Meet Rebecca
Return to Arequipa I returned to Arequipa on Monday in anticipation of Rebecca’s arrival this week. I had a free ...
Food: Chapter 2–Chinese-Peruvian Fusion: It’s Nothing New
Food: Chapter 2—Chinese-Peruvian Fusion...It's Nothing New Adela's Lomo Saltado Last night at dinner at my guesthouse, Adela made a traditional ...
The Benefits of Coca
The Benefits of Coca Last Sunday, Blanca, Manuel's sister showed me her package of pulverized coca leaves that you can ...
Food: Chapter 1–Avoiding McDonalds in Arequipa
Food: Chapter 1–Avoiding McDonalds in Arequipa A lot of cool things happened to me today, but I will save most ...