Comacchio Food Lovers’ Guide Like a mini-Venice, Comacchio is built on 13 islets joined by bridges in the Po Delta. Settlement dates to Etruscan times and, for a while, Comacchio flourished due to its salt pans. Join me on an Italian Food & Wine Adventure Including The Best Of Comacchio! Later powerful neighbours (like Venice, […]
Mont-Vully Food & Wine Beautiful Mont-Vully, Switzerland’s smallest wine region, runs along the northern shore of Lake Murten, straddling the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, with vine-covered hills running down to the lake and stunning views across to the Alps. Join my Swiss Food & Wine Adventure Including Beautiful Mont-Vully! Lake Murten is part of […]
Schilthorn Alpine Experience Every Swiss tour needs an Alpine experience and my favourite is the Schilthorn! The Schilthorn’s views were long famous among mountaineers, but it wasn’t until 1967 – when the then world’s longest aerial cable car was installed – that others could enjoy them. Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine Tour […]
Best Restaurants in Bern Whether you’re after fine-dining or something more casual, Bern has some of the best restaurants in Switzerland. Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine Adventure soon including some of Bern’s Best Restaurants! From a beautifully-restored farmhouse on the city’s outskirts to a riverside microbrewery and historic wood-panelled dining room that’s […]
Romainmôtier Food Tour The ancient village of Romainmôtier in Switzerland’s Jura mountains is one of my favourite places in the world. It grew up around a monastic community founded about 450AD by a monk called Romanus and has a lovely sense of serenity (Romainmôtier means ‘Romanus’ monastery’). Join me on a Swiss Food & Wine […]
Lake Geneva Food & Wine I always feel drawn back to Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French), especially the flower-lined promenade of Vevey and the steeply-terraced vineyards above it. This stunning region is an essential part of any Swiss food and wine tour. Join my Swiss Food & Wine Tour Finishing On Lake Geneva! Called […]
Best Restaurants In Italy I love Italy’s wonderful regional diversity; friendly, hospitable people who know how to enjoy life; and simple, delicious food and wine. Every time I go, I make new discoveries, so this isn’t a definitive list of the best restaurants in Italy … Join my Italian Food & Wine Tours & discover […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2016 In 2016 I had an especially big year of eating, discovering some wonderful dishes from around the world as well as at home. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! So, rather than knock any of my local favourites out of my annual list of best […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2017 For me travel is about discovery – I learn a little history and see some amazing scenery – but best of all I get to eat things that are rare or unavailable at home. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Occasionally I even discover something […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2019 I covered a lot of ground in overseas travel in 2019: Switzerland, several regions of France, the UK and Ireland. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! I ate some fabulous meals from fine dining to simple pub fare and have to give a shout out […]