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Nepal still needs your help
Late one afternoon last December, on a break from a photography assignment in Kathmandu, Nepal, I returned to my guesthouse for a rest. After...
“Healthy meals for hungry souls” in Kathmandu, Nepal
When I was in Kathmandu last summer, I received a call from a Nepali friend late one afternoon, asking if I would be interested...
FOOD & WINE TRAVEL
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...
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,...
AT HOME IN PORTUGAL
The way of Port: a passion for the vine in Portugal’s...
"Wine is not about grapes!" exclaimed Alvaro. Our host was oblivious to threatening rain on this steeply pitched hillside above Portugal's Douro River. I...
Culinary walks with Taste Porto Food Tours
Touring a new city on foot always brings the place into focus, and a good food tour adds an element I especially enjoy. A...
CULTURE
Discovering Old Milan with Walks of Italy
The jaw-dropping splendor of the Duomo's façade is perhaps the most iconic view of Milan, but it's not the only memorable one. When my husband...
Barcelona rocks its street art — then and now
Catalans have been inscribing, etching and painting their sentiments onto walls in Barcelona for a very long time. A recent street art walk with...
