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We are foodies. No doubt about it. We love exploring new restaurants when we travel and revisit old favorites. We seek out places that use fresh local ingredients and interesting food preparations. And we always like to try dishes that a region is known for. Here are our reviews of places we have dined in […]
How do we determine where to eat when we travel? It starts with some advanced pre-trip research on restaurants that fit our criteria. We tend to favor places with locally sourced, sustainable seafood and interesting preparations. Once we get to a city, we ask knowledgeable locals for their favorite restaurants. Then we stop by to […]
Kyoto has a lot of wonderful restaurants and food markets. We tried our best to sample as much as we could. Our ryokan dining experiences were special experiences that we will talk about in our upcoming blog on Kyoto Ryokans. Nishisaka, which is in the heart of Gion, specializes in Shaba Shabu, but offers …
Bangkok is a vibrant city that is filled with lots of interesting foods. Wherever we are, we like to try lots of local foods. Tom is more adventurous than Joyce, although she tries more things than she used to do—even if she still bulks at chilies. After all, life is too short to have a […]
We can’t leave Katmandu Valley without a short blog on a couple of dining experiences. Krishnarpan. We knew we were in for something special (although we weren’t sure what) when we were saluted upon entering the building that housed a hotel and restaurant. We were guided to the dining room and greeted by pictures of […]
Beijing has a a lot of “fast food”. Yes, it has McDonalds, KFC, Burger King and their own local fast-food restaurants. But it also has a preponderance of street fast food–vendors selling items grilled on sticks that people can eat while walking down the street. Some are targeted strictly at tourists, such as scorpion, sea […]