By Sarah– Paris, France
While back in the States I stumbled upon a travel show about Paris and its different foods. I thought, ummmm? I live in Paris. I like food. I want to try different things. I wonder how easy and expensive it would be to follow this itinerary? So the seed was planted and a plan was made, we had decided to let a TV show be our guide.
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Capri, Italy–2010
The short answer: NO.
When visiting Naples and the rest of the South of Italy you can do better things with your time and money than traveling to Capri to see the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), especially if that is your sole intention for visiting Capri .
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There is no doubt Stonehenge is one of the most well known sites in the world. But for all its fame it is one of the world’s most mysterious sites because nobody really has a clue what it was used for or how it was built. Was it built by spacemen? Was it a calendar? Was it a Druid sacred site? Did Merlin, of King Arthur fame, build it? The theories are numerous, all contributing to the Mystery of Stonehenge.
Salmon and mussel starter from L'Amie Jean
By Sarah— Living in a great city like Paris we often receive the questions: where do you recommend us going to eat? which are your favorite places? Looking back on the last two years and all the delicious meals we’ve eaten, sublime wine we’ve sipped and fantastic atmospheres we’ve enjoyed we have acquired quite a lengthy list of worthwhile places. So here we have our favorites, not necessarily the best in all of Paris, but definitely the locations we frequent. This list is composed of the places we have found to be the most interesting, most consistent and best value for the Euro that we have experienced… so far.
After no more ado, here are our Paris favorites arranged from most to least expensive.
2010 Update by Dylan O’Donnell- New Orleans
Every day is a festival in Louisiana. Literally. The soulful, sultry Bayou State in the southern U.S. boasts of more than 400 festivals annually. And just as Carnival (January 6th-Ash Wednesday) winds down it’s time for another season: crawfish season!
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I’m nominating Spain as the SNACK CAPITAL of the WORLD. So with Madrid being Spain’s capital it has a lot of gastronomy to live up to, which it certainly does.
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Working your way around the world is being made to look easy by a team of Korean filmmakers who are trading fantastic quality videos for room and board.
By- Chris
The Vatican Museums can be a daunting and overwhelming experience so it is necessary to prepare both mentally and physically to get the most out of your visit. Here are 15 tips to help you squeeze out every possible drop of enjoyment.
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iKangaroo is proud to introduce our brand new Guide Yourself Podcasts. The first Guide Yourself installment is a companion to Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons that will help you experience the thriller like never before while following the action of the book and movie on your iPodTouch or iPhone. This is especially true if you are lucky enough to view and listen to these in Rome, where the action happens.
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The significance of many of the symbols that are found in churches and specifically St. Peter’s Basilica are not common knowledge; nevertheless, the meanings are very important and just fun to know if you want to get the most out of your visit to the Vatican. At one time the masses knew what the hundreds of symbols meant as readily as a contemporary person recognizes the golden arches or swoosh. So, to bring the richness of the Catholic symbolism back, here is a list of 10 symbols that every visitor to the Vatican should know.
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Even though Ischia is not as famous as its neighbor Capri, it is a beautiful island and worth a visit for its exciting activities, thermal spas, delicious food, hospitable people and pleasant atmosphere.
Jose Ramon Elizandro (Joserra) at Alona Berri
I am always nervous about ordering at a new restaurant. Will it be good? Will my meal be best item on the menu? My greatest fear is that I will choose poorly while one of my dining mates hits the deliciousness jackpot resulting in my stewing while they relish. I call this feeling ‘food envy’, which for me manifests itself as an almost uncontrollable impulse to toss my plate aside and lunge at another’s food. When eating out food envy always seems to be a possibility until you can find someplace where chefs execute scrumptious miniature gourmet morsels that are so cheap that it you don’t like them then there is no worry. And if someone else has something better than you then you can easily have the same without breaking the bank. I suppose, while I am dreaming, I would like for that place to be by the sea and have sandy beaches and a pumping nightlife. Wait! That place does exist! Actually it is a whole city called San Sebastian in the Basque Country in Spain and it is a foodie paradise that is void of food envy.
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Layers of history, superb gastronomy, authenticity and adventure await the traveler who braves off the beaten path and heads south of Rome.
