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Celebrating street food in Basel, Switzerland
With October comes what travel planners call the shoulder season, a concept that applies equally to food-oriented festivals. Soon we'll have the late-autumn fairs,...
Bacalhau: Portugal’s “faithful friend”
For a country with abundant seafood right on its Atlantic doorstep, it can seem a bit wacky to a visitor that the Portuguese are...
CULTURE
Along Italy’s Cammino di San Benedetto
31 October 2016. The earthquakes of October destroyed the Basilica of Saint Benedict in Norcia and have restricted access to the northernmost stretches of...
Alphorns at 2,200 meters–A Swiss summer tradition
Several years ago, on a weekend excursion to the mountains near Lucerne, my husband and I met a troupe of alphorn players from Canton...
PLACES
Six foodie things to do in Frankfurt, Germany
This throbbing metropolis on the Main is known more for its temples of glass and steel, and as a financial center, than for its...
Travel Photo Roulette #107: Food markets!
Welcome to Travel Photo Roulette, a weekly contest for bloggers to show off their photography, and compete for the chance to host the next...
