When documenting my travels for this blog, I don’t usually start with the food enjoyed on each trip. But it’s not every day I go to Istanbul and feast on all manner of Turkish delights. This was my very first trip to Turkey, although I had previously sampled the cuisine (in Shanghai, of all places). As […]
Restaurants and Cafes
The Best Meals We Ate in Prague
Confession time: Czech food didn’t knock my socks off. That’s not to say I didn’t have some tasty meals in Prague, because I did. I’m just not planning a return trip specifically to enjoy any of the dishes again, like I am with the smoked cheese soup in Tallinn. Maybe I didn’t make the best […]
The Best Meals We Ate in Tallinn
Standard travel advice for Europe is to get off the beaten path if you’re hoping for more than mediocre, over-priced food. Yet many of the best restaurants in Tallinn, Estonia are located within the picture-perfect Old Town. As you linger over your meal, you can watch the sun slowly set behind the medieval Town Hall and […]
A Beach Weekend in Liepaja, Latvia
Situated along the Baltic Sea about 50 kilometers north of the Lithuanian border, Liepaja is the western-most city in Latvia. It is also the third largest city in Latvia, with a population of around 75,000. Liepaja is perhaps most famous (in the Baltics, anyway) for its long stretch of white sand beach which is even less […]
Friendship and Chocolate in New York City: Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
My travels around the East Coast continued last week with an all-too-brief sojourn in New York. Having once lived in the city, I have many friends there and try to go back as often as I can. I usually take the bus from DC, relaxing with free WiFi until the famous skyline first comes into […]