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This Week on BootsnAll: Let’s Talk Food
This Week on BootsnAll: Let’s Talk Food It’s Thanksgiving week, and while this time of year always has us thinking back on what we’re thankful for, it’s also a time of year when food – and the gatherings and celebrations that happen around it – seems to take center stage. So this week we’re leading up to the big turkey feast with some foodie finds to get your stomachs rumbling. First up we’ll take a visual tour of some of Istanbul’s best street food and local delights, then we’ll reveal some strange – and sometimes unappetizing – dessert concoctions that are surprisingly delicious. We’ll revisit our calendar of tasty local treats you should try in season around the world, and cap off the week with more desserts you should seek out while traveling. Hungry for more now? Here’s an appetizer to start you off! 12 Mouth-Watering Vegetarian Dishes Worth Traveling For 8 of the Best American Small Towns for Foodies  Unusual Snack Foods From Around the World  Four Foodie Road Trips in the US 67 Memorable Meals from 23 Countries  Photo by clairity
Wine-Tasting Travel: 14 of Our Favorite Spots to Sip and Swirl
Wine-Tasting Travel: 14 of Our Favorite Spots to Sip and Swirl Last week on BootsnAll, we traveled around the world through beer and wine, sampling the local libations in Portugal, checking out great wine and beer festivals around the world, discovering the cheapest destinations for wine tasting (including Portugal), and looking back at how beer can give us a sense of place and bring back travel memories. For many travelers, beer and wine plays prominently in their travel plans. From those of us who like a casual drink now and then to travelers who tailor their trips around beer and wine tasting, some tourists make it a priority to experience a place through the local drink. If that’s you, check out these ideas for wine tasting trips around the world. Italy and France are two of the most popular destinations for wine tasting in Western Europe.  Italian vineyards continue to produce some of the top wines in the world and many of them are just a short drive from Florence and accessible on a day trip (though who can resist a weekend in Tuscany?).  There are several major wine regions of France, including the most famous of all, the Champagne region, the only place where you can sample the drink at its source. Following closely on the heels of France and Italy, Spain is a strong contender for most prolific wine-making [...]