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Category: Food and Drink

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Europe Food and Drink Travelling

Belgrade: A Surprising Culinary Delight

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Belgrade: A Surprising Culinary Delight

After spending a few relaxing days in Timisoara, we booked a train to Belgrade – a city that we initially visited due to its convenient location en-route to Sarajevo.

It was a lazy Sunday and we arrived around noon.

The …

Europe Food and Drink Life in Sweden Swedish History Swedish Tourism Travelling

Exploring SoFo: Stockholm’s Most Sociable Neighbourhood

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Exploring SoFo: Stockholm’s Most Sociable Neighbourhood

Travel doesn’t always have to be far away; sometimes you can explore your own area through the eyes of a tourist. As you know, I have been living and working in Stockholm since May 2012.

To me it’s home. To …

Beaches Europe Food and Drink Travelling

City Break: What To Do In Gdansk

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on City Break: What To Do In Gdansk

With the rise of budget airlines steadily increasing its tourist popularity, the picturesque city of Gdansk sits on the North coast of Poland—its cobbled streets salted by a brisk Baltic breeze so unwavering that I needed a jacket despite …

Europe Food and Drink Life in Sweden Swedish Tourism Travelling

Brunch in the Stockholm Archipelago

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Brunch in the Stockholm Archipelago

Whilst I love being a budget backpacker, one of the best things about being an expat rather than a traveller is splashing out sometimes. Budget travel has many benefits, but who doesn’t love a little luxury?

Stockholm archipelago comprises of …

Europe Food and Drink Tourist Attraction Travelling

Brussels is Best in Summer…

by Runaway Britupdated on 1 Comment on Brussels is Best in Summer…

The title of this post is misleading as I have never been to Brussels in the summer, but I can only imagine that it must be nicer in the summer than on the rainy, dismal December day that I visited.…

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Warm or Cold Christmas?

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Warm or Cold Christmas?

Whether Christmas is best celebrated in a warm climate or cold climate is a topic often discussed by travellers. The opinions of most tend to depend heavily upon where that traveller was raised. It is understandable that Christmas to an …

Europe Food and Drink Life in Sweden Swedish Tourism Travelling

American Brunch in Stockholm

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on American Brunch in Stockholm

What do you do if you are very hungry on a Sunday morning in Stockholm, and have a craving for American pancakes?

Let me give you some advice for if you ever find yourself in this situation; head to Arizona …

Europe Food and Drink Nature Travelling

Discovering Bucharest

by Runaway Britupdated on 12 Comments on Discovering Bucharest

I didn’t expect to like Bucharest.

It’s not that I’ve heard bad things about it; but it rarely, if ever, features on ‘Europe’s Best City’ lists.

I was merely going to visit a friend, and just happened to be adding …

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Why I Want to go Back to Japan

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Why I Want to go Back to Japan

I lived in Tokyo for a year between August 2002 and August 2003 and I can’t believe that it was ten years ago. I had barely used email before I left for Japan, and I had never heard of blogging—but …

Food and Drink South America Travelling

Five Amazing Argentinian Foods

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Five Amazing Argentinian Foods

In my last post I made the shocking confession that I prefer South American food over South East Asian food. Many people can’t understand why the thought of Pad Thai or Pho sends me into a cold sweat, as Thai …

Asia Food and Drink Literature Nature Partying South America Travelling

Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?

by Runaway Britupdated on 28 Comments on Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?

South America and South East Asia are both very popular tourist destinations, but unless you are on a RTW trip you are probably going to have to choose one region or the other. Having spent the first decade of my …

Europe Food and Drink Travelling United Kingdom Working Overseas

What Makes Britain So Great?

by Runaway Britupdated on 15 Comments on What Makes Britain So Great?

I recently read Mallory on Travel’s brilliant article ‘What’s So Great About Britain?’ with a huge grin on my face because, all things considered, my homeland really is an amazing place, and what better day to celebrate this fact than …

Food and Drink Nature South America Travelling

On TV at the Cusco Choco Museo

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on On TV at the Cusco Choco Museo

According to this article in TIME, Peruvian plantations are “…working to identify Peru with chocolate, the way Colombia is identified with coffee”, to the extent that many of the coca plantations, for so long associated with the production of …

Food and Drink Travelling

Why Tipping Infuriates Me

by Runaway Britupdated on 14 Comments on Why Tipping Infuriates Me

Does anybody else find the concept of tipping completely infuriating? I find it annoying that in many situations I pay for a service and then am expected to pay extra, sometimes quite a lot extra, afterwards.

I understand why it …

Beaches Food and Drink Nature South America Travelling

Santa Marta. The Beach: So Near, Yet So Far!

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on Santa Marta. The Beach: So Near, Yet So Far!

After nearly five months of chasing the end of winter around South America I was beginning to dream of spending some time lazing on the warm sand of a tropical beach, so it was with great excitement that I …

Food and Drink Travelling

Hostel Cooking: Chicken Skewers and Garlic Potatoes

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Hostel Cooking: Chicken Skewers and Garlic Potatoes

One of the most appealing things about travelling is the chance to try new food, eat in a different restaurant every night, and never have to do any washing-up, and for a few weeks it’s brilliant.

But then a funny …

Food and Drink South America Travelling

Cooking Empanadas in Mendoza

by Runaway Britupdated on 5 Comments on Cooking Empanadas in Mendoza

Most people go to Mendoza for one thing: wine.  And as Mendoza is the largest wine producing region in South America, there’s plenty of it to go around. But if you are looking for an exposition on the finer …

Asia Food and Drink Partying Travelling Vietnam

How to do Saigon (even more) Cheaply!

by Runaway Britupdated on 16 Comments on How to do Saigon (even more) Cheaply!

Brooke vs. the World has asked travel bloggers to put together their best thrifty and resourceful travel tips for a helpful, free ebook. If you think you’re thrifty and would like to participate, check out the official rules.

It’s …

Swedish Midsommar
Europe Food and Drink Friends and Family Life in Sweden Partying Swedish Tradition Tradition Travelling

Midsommar: a night of Swedish madness

by Runaway Britupdated on 9 Comments on Midsommar: a night of Swedish madness

“Why, this is very midsummer madness!“ (Twelfth Night)

Child helping to decorate the maypole

Not long ago Sweden welcomed the spring but Valborg is only the warm-up act. Midsummer, or Midsommar in Swedish, is the biggest party of year. …

Europe Food and Drink Life in Sweden Travelling

Five foods the Swedes go crazy for!

by Runaway Britupdated on 11 Comments on Five foods the Swedes go crazy for!

1. Meatballs

Ask anybody what they think Swedes like to eat and the chances are that they will say ‘Meatballs’. This is probably largely due to IKEA chains worldwide serving traditional-style meatballs with a cream sauce, potatoes and lingonberry jam. …

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