Just ahead of our long weekend trip to Lebanon, whenever we mentioned our travel plans to anyone, it was met with a bewildered “Why are you going to Lebanon?” from several people. Sadly, this little Levantine nation has had much of the sheen from its heyday as the ‘Paris of the Middle East’ diminished with years of strife and unrest – or so it would … Continue reading 48 hours in Beirut
The ‘Windy City’, ‘The Second City’, and of course, affectionately, ‘Chi-town’ – Chicago is known by many names. But none of these titles can actually do justice to the irrepressible dynamism of this Midwest city; this constantly evolving city grew from a small 19th century trading town to become the busy, multi-cultural modern metropolis it is today (it earned itself the ‘second city’ moniker as … Continue reading Chicago Top 3 To-do
Stockholm has some fine examples of the new Nordic cuisine that has firmly established itself as one of the world’s foremost, when it comes to combining traditional techniques and local ingredients with serious inventiveness (we’re looking at you, Rene Redzepi!). While you shouldn’t completely bypass the classic iterations of meat and potatoes (and seafood, and veg….) when in Sweden – and you’ll find … Continue reading Restaurant review: Gastrologik, Stockholm
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