Tag: food
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Forget dinner – why breakfast will make your best travel memories
A steaming, fragrant bowl of pho on the rooftop of a fancy Ho Chi Minh hotel takes me back to my 30th birthday celebrations and a week of eating and meandering. I had wanted to get away and treat myself to a (short) stay in a resort. The first stop was Rex Hotel, which served…
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Want to reduce food waste? Foraging is your friend
The ABC’s War on Waste program has been stirring up a lot of debate about our plastic waste and the sheer amount of food we’re discarding on a daily basis. And it’s a good thing. Being confronted by the statistics on how many plastic toothbrushes end up on this tiny island in the Pacific Ocean…
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If you visit one place in Italy for the food, make it Florence
It’s not hard to see why Florence is a fav destination for many. The place is romantic, filled with history and culture, and also serves up some of Italy’s best food. But you can all too easily fall into the trap of overspending on sub-standard fare if you stick to the haunts around the Piazza…