We focused on the topic of Food and Drinks this week at #rtwchat and had perhaps the best chat ever! Let me know if you are enjoying these and what topics you want to see in the future. Recap of the chat after the jump
Food is an important part of our travels and helps us understand the culture of the place we visit. Sure, it’s “just” a way to fill our hungry bellies, but when you stop at a street cart and taste what’s on offer, you also get to know the people who eat it regularly. I remember the smile of the old man who sold pretzels in Athens, on a rainy Sunday. I thanked him in Greek. Then I realized I just tasted the best pretzels. Ever. It didn’t matter it was pouring rain an we were cold and tired . We paid just 80 euro-cents for our meal on the go and it was amazing. Food has a way to connect us to the places we visit. You may remember only a hint of smell which takes you back exactly to that hidden alley where you tasted something special. Even if the result was sometimes a belly ache. How has food connected you to a destination during your travels? Tell us your story. What was the weirdest food you tried? What was the tastiest you tried? » This week on BootsnAll: Articles you’ll read this week include a detailed guide about Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup , information about adding dangerous destinations to your RTW trip and best live like a [...]
Do you have what you think is a kick-ass recipe that’s easy to make when traveling? We want to know about it. We’re looking for the kinds of dishes we can make in hostel kitchens or in apartment rentals as we travel, from ingredients we can find (relatively easily) in markets around the world, and using the tools we’ve come to expect in what’s billed as (but isn’t really) a “fully-equipped” kitchen. This is stuff that’s simple enough to make on the road, and also something that’s so delicious you actually like to cook it at home, too. Do you think you’ve got just the recipe we’re looking for? Let us know! Leave a comment on this post with your recipe – if we like yours, we may feature it on BootsnAll! There’s your challenge, travelers – get cooking! photo by Piers Brown
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
This is part of BootsnAll’s 30 Days of Indie Travel project, a daily blogging challenge with a prompt for every day in November 2011. Check out the prompt at the bottom of this post to find out how you can participate! “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” –James A. Michener Trying new food is one of my favorite things about traveling. It’s incredibly exciting to me to try something new, or something familiar with a different spin. I’m also a Pescatarian, so I’ve found that food + traveling brings both challenging and amazing experiences. While I’ve never felt like too much of an outsider on the food scene, I love the mix of traveling and food and seeing how some cultures value and use different ingredients. Thankfully, I’m not gluten-intolerant or allergic to any foods, so while I consider myself a Pescatarian and was raised vegetarian, I sometimes [to the confusing shock of my travel companions] like to try random dishes that are new to me… like deep fried tarantulas in Cambodia or bacon-wrapped dates here in Portland at Toro Bravo (neither of those I’ll probably be having again). While my main diet is Pescatarian, you only live once, so what’s the worst that could [...]
Understanding the history of a particular place can be an integral part of understanding it in the present. But for some travelers, many of those historical sites – museums, monuments, memorials, castles, cathedrals, and churches – that can tell us so much about the past, can also be a little, well….boring. If old buildings and carefully curated exhibits don’t get you excited to learn about a place’s past – or if you’re just looking for a few possibilities outside the museum walls – consider a few other options. Food, drink, fashion, and music can also influence a country’s development, sometimes just as much as its government, religion or industry. If you’re looking for a few different ways to gain more insight into a place you’re visiting, think a bit outside outside the museum and get a bit more hands-on. Farming, agriculture and food have all shaped the development of many countries. A lack of food has started revolutions. And when you taste a country’s traditional food, you learn even more about what life was once like for the common people of the time. Learn to cook a traditional dish, try a local delicacy, or visit a food museum. In the past, people had far fewer options for what to drink; they drank what was local, with drinking culture developing to [...]
It’s Food Week at BootsnAll! Sampling international cuisine is one of our favorite parts of travel. But even if you don’t consider yourself a foodie, you’ll appreciate A Dish for All Seasons: What to Eat (and When to Eat it) Around the World. Tuesday’s How I Travel feature, is about — food, glorious food — from Anthony Bourdain to Top Chef winners! Later in the week, we’ll drool over street foods that rock and check in on the McDonald’s McCulture debate. So Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends, and a little reminder to our fellow Americans that it’s about time to start planning for Thanksgiving travel. Already? Yes. What’s the most interesting food you’ve eaten while traveling? Roasted guinea pig? Cavier? Join the discussion on Facebook! (photo by: sparktography)
Food is an important part of our travels and helps us understand the culture of the place we visit. Sure, it’s “just” a way to fill our hungry bellies, but when you stop at a street cart and taste what’s on offer, you also get to know the people who eat it regularly. I remember the smile of the old man who sold pretzels in Athens, on a rainy Sunday. I thanked him in Greek. Then I realized I just tasted the best pretzels. Ever. It didn’t matter it was pouring rain an we were cold and tired . We paid just 80 euro-cents for our meal on the go and it was amazing. Food has a way to connect us to the places we visit. You may remember only a hint of smell which takes you back exactly to that hidden alley where you tasted something special. Even if the result was sometimes a belly ache. How has food connected you to a destination during your travels? Tell us your story. What was the weirdest food you tried? What was the tastiest you tried? » This week on BootsnAll: Articles you’ll read this week include a detailed guide about Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup , information about adding dangerous destinations to your RTW trip and best live like a [...] 
Do you have what you think is a kick-ass recipe that’s easy to make when traveling? We want to know about it. We’re looking for the kinds of dishes we can make in hostel kitchens or in apartment rentals as we travel, from ingredients we can find (relatively easily) in markets around the world, and using the tools we’ve come to expect in what’s billed as (but isn’t really) a “fully-equipped” kitchen. This is stuff that’s simple enough to make on the road, and also something that’s so delicious you actually like to cook it at home, too. Do you think you’ve got just the recipe we’re looking for? Let us know! Leave a comment on this post with your recipe – if we like yours, we may feature it on BootsnAll! There’s your challenge, travelers – get cooking! photo by Piers Brown 
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 
This is part of BootsnAll’s 30 Days of Indie Travel project, a daily blogging challenge with a prompt for every day in November 2011. Check out the prompt at the bottom of this post to find out how you can participate! “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” –James A. Michener Trying new food is one of my favorite things about traveling. It’s incredibly exciting to me to try something new, or something familiar with a different spin. I’m also a Pescatarian, so I’ve found that food + traveling brings both challenging and amazing experiences. While I’ve never felt like too much of an outsider on the food scene, I love the mix of traveling and food and seeing how some cultures value and use different ingredients. Thankfully, I’m not gluten-intolerant or allergic to any foods, so while I consider myself a Pescatarian and was raised vegetarian, I sometimes [to the confusing shock of my travel companions] like to try random dishes that are new to me… like deep fried tarantulas in Cambodia or bacon-wrapped dates here in Portland at Toro Bravo (neither of those I’ll probably be having again). While my main diet is Pescatarian, you only live once, so what’s the worst that could [...] 
Understanding the history of a particular place can be an integral part of understanding it in the present. But for some travelers, many of those historical sites – museums, monuments, memorials, castles, cathedrals, and churches – that can tell us so much about the past, can also be a little, well….boring. If old buildings and carefully curated exhibits don’t get you excited to learn about a place’s past – or if you’re just looking for a few possibilities outside the museum walls – consider a few other options. Food, drink, fashion, and music can also influence a country’s development, sometimes just as much as its government, religion or industry. If you’re looking for a few different ways to gain more insight into a place you’re visiting, think a bit outside outside the museum and get a bit more hands-on. Farming, agriculture and food have all shaped the development of many countries. A lack of food has started revolutions. And when you taste a country’s traditional food, you learn even more about what life was once like for the common people of the time. Learn to cook a traditional dish, try a local delicacy, or visit a food museum. In the past, people had far fewer options for what to drink; they drank what was local, with drinking culture developing to [...] 
It’s Food Week at BootsnAll! Sampling international cuisine is one of our favorite parts of travel. But even if you don’t consider yourself a foodie, you’ll appreciate A Dish for All Seasons: What to Eat (and When to Eat it) Around the World. Tuesday’s How I Travel feature, is about — food, glorious food — from Anthony Bourdain to Top Chef winners! Later in the week, we’ll drool over street foods that rock and check in on the McDonald’s McCulture debate. So Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends, and a little reminder to our fellow Americans that it’s about time to start planning for Thanksgiving travel. Already? Yes. What’s the most interesting food you’ve eaten while traveling? Roasted guinea pig? Cavier? Join the discussion on Facebook! (photo by: sparktography) 