Archives of TRAVEL

Borough Market, London

View the slideshow I’m a sucker for food markets when travelling. That’s probably the first thing I look up when planning a trip. Ever since I heard of the glorious food at Borough Market, and the lengths that the committee goes through to make sure only the best producers get a spot near the Thames […]
14 years ago

Beautiful Barcelona

My trip to Barcelona was quite unplanned, and with 4 days on hand I decided I’d just walk around with a map trying to cover the major tourist-y places and let my nose lead me to my food. In the four days I was there, I fell in love with Barcelona. Madly in love with […]
14 years ago

Locals at La Boqueria

View the slideshow One of the best (and the most delicious, of course) ways to observe cultures is to see how the locals eat, how they buy their produce, how they chit chat with sellers and each other about what’s in season and what they’re planning to cook for lunch. Here are some moments I […]
14 years ago

La Boqueria Market, Barcelona

View the slideshow While I was creating a list of places to visit in Barcelona for my trip a few weeks ago, the first name I added was ‘La Boqueria’. Just so I didn’t forget, I highlighted it three more times. Arguably Europe’s best food market, La Boqueria (bo-care-ia) has been operative since the 13th century, and […]
14 years ago

Postcard from The Lake District

I’m currently holidaying in the picturesque Lake District in England. Lush meadows, scenic bedroom views, long drives, and picnics in the boat are the order of the day.  Today, we visited the famed Grasmere Gingerbread shop that has been making gingerbread every single day since 1854. The story goes that the original handwritten recipe is […]
14 years ago

9 fun things I did in Paris

While Italy was packed with events scheduled one after another (5 cities in 6 days!), my friend and I decided to take off to Paris for 3 days. 3 days in Paris is no good, especially when you have lofty goals of accomplishing all the places you read about in Edible Adventures in Paris. But […]
14 years ago

Italy: Pretty Windows

Food aside, what charmed me the most in Italy were the windows. Pretty windows. Colourfuls windows. Happy windows. Every window, has a personality of its own: colours ranging from pastels to solid, wispy drapes to blinds, potted flowers to leafy vines. My favourite of course, was the one adorned with fruits and wine. Wondering why […]
14 years ago

Provolone Valpadana

I’m going to tell you about one of the most enjoyable things I did during my recent trip to Italy – Watching the production of Provolone Valpadana cheese at the Auricchio factory in Cremona. Cremona is a city in Northern Italy that is known for its musical history and traditions, and is the heart of the Provolone […]
14 years ago

Italy

It’s been a few days since I got back from Italy, and I’m having a hard time getting back to the grind after all the fun I’ve had. Italy was everything I dreamed of, and more. It was astonishingly beautiful (despite all the grey!) and I went into a tizzy photographing the beautiful windows and […]
14 years ago