Category: Food and Drink
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Where to Eat Authentic Swedish Cuisine in Stockholm
Visiting Stockholm and wondering how to make the most of the city? I always say that the best way to see a city is through it’s cuisine! Key staples of Swedish food include: potatoes, meatballs, lingonberries, fish, sweet treats- you’ve been to IKEA, you know the drill. I had the pleasure of visiting several excellent…
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A Guide to Must-Try Dishes in Norway
I feel like the Norwegian food scene doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves. Between the seafood and the fruit and the sweet treats, you wont be leaving Norway hungry! Although it is by no means a comprehensive list, I’ve put together some of what I consider to be the can’t-miss meals of Norway!…
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Where to Eat and Drink in Glasgow
For the short period of time that I was in Glasgow, I did my best to sample as much of the food and drink as I could. Although I didn’t focus on this during my visit, it’s good to note that Glasgow is one of the most vegan friendly cities in the UK! I’ve never…
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The Best Places to Grab a Pint in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a gorgeous city with tons to offer for first time visitors and locals alike. On my second visit to this city I was on a mission, nay, a journey, to experience Edinburgh through its many pubs and local watering holes. I loved hopping from pub to pub and experiencing the unique atmosphere in…
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Amsterdam’s Must-Try Drinks and Desserts
Amsterdam is popular for a variety of reasons- the sites, the culture, the canals! Most importantly: the food! Having been to Amsterdam before, this time around I wanted to focus more on the food. To be honest I ate a lot more pastry than I intended but it was all so good I couldn’t pass…
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Eat or Be Eaten at London’s Borough Market
Borough Market is one of London’s most famous markets- and contains exclusively food vendors! Head down to Southwark and you’ll start seeing the crowds of visitors intent on grabbing a bite. With more than 100 vendors covering about 4.5 acres, there’s a real wealth of options to choose from. Borough Market has been around in…
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Douro Valley Wine Tour
You can’t go to Porto without taking a wine tour! The city has its own wine named after it- port! We selected this tour, which conveniently picked us up right at our hotel. This did of course mean, that we had to pick up a few other guest before we could begin the journey to…
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Visiting Vienna on a Budget- What to Eat
Heading into Vienna, I was a little nervous about over spending on my budget- Austrian prices were certainly a shock after spending so much time in budget friendly Greece. Since we were visiting Vienna in the wintertime, we spent quite a bit of time at Vienna’s various Christmas Markets. You can check out my Vienna…
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Good Eats in Ghent
Ghent, while beautiful, was definitely hiding its food from us. We were staying in a gorgeous hostel that was smack-dab in the center of town, and while this gave us the best access to all the nearby scenery and gothic buildings, I suspect that those classic buildings were not easily retrofitted to house a kitchen.…
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Dining in Dubrovnik- from a Vegan Perspective
While in Dubrovnik, we were lucky enough to book accommodation with a kitchen. By luck, of course, I mean I planned this- traveling for so many days without expecting to wash our clothes seemed unrealistic, so we’d booked our stay mostly with the intention of taking advantage of the in-unit washer. Of course, the lack…