The newest trend among the travel elite is here, and it isn’t going away. The Sustainable Travelers have arrived, bringing along deep pockets to pay for their virtue. Hotels and other venues are sharpening their tools and offering their very best in order to attract loyalty from this monied and more morally conscious breed of gypsy, with offerings that respect… View Post
Do y’all ever get that niggling sense of dread that immediately precedes a trip? Ignore it, you decide. I’ll just ignore it. It sneaks barely into the very edge of your consciousness and settles in to torture you slowly (but efficiently) like a Gloria Estefan song on repeat. It begins as a vague disquiet, mimicking the smell of burnt popcorn…. View Post
In Chinatown, Sydney, gauzy red lanterns and gawping dragons spar for space among tourists and locals along Haymarket, for the Lunar New Year celebrations which will soon be underway. The largest bash of its type outside Asia, there’s a jubilant atmosphere with scrumptious street food to savor and traditional lion dancers entertaining crowds. It’s all about luck and good fortune… View Post
It’s no secret that old friends are worth their weight in gold. Kristin and I met over 15 years ago in Atlanta due to the kismet of our mutual obsession mania appreciation of wiener dogs. She texted me this week; “I’ve just read the street food article, so good!! …. Oh hey, headed to Singapore for work soon- any advice?’… View Post
“I think food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” -Anthony Bourdain Street food is akin to what you’d buy in a food stall at a festival or a fair, except in less developed countries. You’ll find that there is usually less (sometimes zero) oversight when it comes to hygiene, food handling, temperatures and storage. Y’all don’t freak out!… View Post