After 10 years of living and trying Argentine restaurants in London, this is my selection of best restaurants. Empanadas, asado/parrillada, achuras (molleja and others) and milanesas are some of the most traditional dishes you should try. Check our post “Best Traditional Food in Argentina” for a complete and comprehensive list. Chango Chango makes the best […]
Visiting Sintra, Castelo dos Mouros and Pena Palace
A visit to Sintra and its National park, Castelo dos Mouros and Pena Palace is one of the main tours and day activities from Lisbon. It is also sometimes combined with a visit to Cascais and some of its beaches. How to get there? By Car If you have a car it is quite easy […]
Best Traditional Food in Morocco
Like other North African countries, Moroccan cuisine is influenced by the country’s interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations over the centuries. Moroccan cuisine is typically a mix of Berber, Arab, Andalusi, and Mediterranean cuisines, with slight European and sub-Saharan influences. Spices are used extensively. Some of them were imported through the Arabs for thousands of years and others are homegrown. […]
Visiting Stonehenge, the most famous prehistoric monument
What is it? Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument, located in Wiltshire, England. It consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons. It remains a mystery how, why and who constructed it, which is part of its charm. Archaeologists believe […]
Discover Northern Sardinia in a week
We visited Sardinia last year and we had an incredible time. To sum up, this stunning Italian island offers paradisiac beaches and delicious traditional food keeping its authenticity. In other words, we had the feeling that Sardinia maintains its roots and traditions faithfully, and has not sold any of that such as in certain areas […]
Visiting Harry Potter’s Alnwick Castle
What it is? Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building in the UK and receives over 800,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction The Alnwick Garden. Alnwick Castle […]
How to Make Popcorn in 5 Minutes at Home
Given the lack of travel due to the global pandemic and our successful last two posts about cooking (Mushroom, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Risotto, How to make the simplest and smoothest homemade Hummus), we now present our recipe for the perfect and easiest homemade popcorn. It’s so easy and cheap that it is not worth […]
Mushroom, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Risotto
What is Risotto? Risotto is a rice dish cooked with broth (from meat, fish, or vegetables) until it reaches a creamy consistency. Most types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and parmesan cheese. Who invented Risotto? Risotto was invented in northern Italy. The first identifiable recipe dates from 1809. It includes rice sautéed in […]
A surprise visitor in Laos
By Violeta Yonkova She stepped into the vessel cautiously, crossing from the muddy shore that she’d just managed to navigate down through thick vegetation to the wooden floor of the long narrowboat. The woman sat straight onto the landing separating the seats for ‘us’ the tourists from the driver’s space. Her feet – slightly muddy […]