Read about our authentic culinary exploits around the world, from veggie restaurant reviews to whisky tastings.
As vegetarians and backpackers, we often spend time on food markets discovering real-life local food. In many countries, cheap street food is vegetarian anyway! But we don’t mind taking photos of meat and meat dishes. And of course we also try out typical local restaurants.
We also like coffee, so you will find a number of culinary blog articles about coffee in the Drink sub-menu. During our travels, we like to visit beer breweries and whisky distilleries. Thus, we often write on the travel blog about those tours and tastings. By contrast, the restaurant reviews are mostly from Berlin and Germany.
We have been travelling to Uzbekistan for nearly 20 years. During our first visit in 2004, finding vegetarian food in …
Continue reading “Vegetarian food in Uzbekistan – a guide for vegetarian travellers”
Italy is famous for wine. And a day of Brunello wine tasting is definitely a highlight in Tuscany. We spent …
On our recent trip to Spain, we did a sherry tasting in Jerez de la Frontera. This Andalusian town is …
Continue reading “Sherry tasting in Jerez de la Frontera – a bodega tour at Sandeman”
Earlier this year we spent one week whisky tasting on Islay. We went there with the aim to visit as …
On our last trip to Japan we visited two Japanese Whisky distilleries. In the Kansai Airport waiting area, a passenger …
Continue reading “Touring Japanese Whisky distilleries – a visit to Suntory and Nikka”
On a beautiful mid-week day in May, we didn’t think we would need a reservation for two people – but …
Vegan food and non-alcoholic drinks right in the centre of Munich – doesn’t that sound like a perfect dinner option …
“I can put you on the waiting list – could you walk around and come back in around 30 minutes?” …
The vegetarian plate is heaped with deep-fried vegetables and squares of manioc. There are various pastes made from pulses or …
Locals had warned us. Every time we mentioned the River Drau Cycle Path, they frowned and murmured something about “the …
Continue reading “On the River Drau Cycle Path – a chocolate wonderland”
