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Around the world at Basel’s Klosterbergfest
For more than three decades, the annual Klosterbergfest has been a "multiculti" late-summer ritual in Basel, Switzerland. The neighborhood culture party's crowds circle the...
Weekend getaway to Minho, northern Portugal
The Minho River traces Portugal’s northern border with Spain and empties into the Atlantic at Caminha, one of Portugal’s most charming beach towns. Equidistant...
CULTURE
Discovering Nepalese cuisine, one plate at a time
Before I visited Nepal, I was aware of exactly two dishes on a Nepalese menu: dal bhat and momos, and I had no real appreciation...
A long weekend in the Rome countryside
Rome is such a draw, such an over-achiever, that many travelers never see some of Italy’s finest historical treasures in the nearby rolling hills...
PLACES
August got my goat!
August is National Goat Cheese Month in the US, which is as good a reason as any to salute the little ruminants who bring...
Tasting the food-friendly wines of Spain
"Did you know that there are now more acres planted to vine in Spain than anywhere else? " asked Sommelier Steve Olson, as he...
