Category Archives: Foodie Routes

Discovering a region in a few days without losing time finding the right place to satisfy that foodie in you

Island Hopping in the Seychelles – Part 2: Praslin and La Digue

November 22, 2017Foodie RoutesAfrica, beaches, granite boulders, Mahé, Seychellenfoodiesneakpeeks

If you liked my previous post ‘Island Hopping in the Seychelles- Part 1: Mahé’, you will not like to miss this second post. This last part of the route includes the days we island-hopped stunning Praslin and La Digue. You will also find one extra foodie tip for Mahé … a serious highlight! […]

Island Hopping in the Seychelles – Part 1: Mahé

November 18, 2017Foodie Routesbeaches, granite boulders, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Seychellenfoodiesneakpeeks

My husband and I just got back from beautiful Mauritius, where we visited our friends for the second time since they moved there. You can check the Sneak Peek ‘Curious in Mauritius’ that I wrote after our first visit and the recently released ‘Curious in Mauritius – Taking Another Peek’ with the latest discoveries.

This time we traveled with our friends to the Seychelles. It was like taking vacation from vacation! […]

Through Castilla y León: Valladolid-Salamanca-Avila-Segovia

March 8, 2017Foodie RoutesCastile and Leon, Catholic Monarchs, cheese tasting, España, Isabella I, Isabella the Catholic, Madrid, olive oil tasting, Ribera del Duero, Spain, wine hotel, wine tastingfoodiesneakpeeks

After the delightful wine tour through the Rivera del Duero–all detailed in my Sneak Peek Curious in the Rivera del Duero)–we continued with a fascinating road trip through the lands of Isabel I de Castilla y León, also known as Isabel la Católica (1451-1504). Almost in her footprints, this is a route for foodies who also have a weakness for history. […]

Along the Costa de la Luz of Cádiz

November 9, 2016Foodie RoutesAndalucía, Andalusia, fortified wine, jerez, kitesurf, sherry, solera, Spain, white towns, wine, xérèsfoodiesneakpeeks

Exploring the Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) from the Sherry Triangle to Tarifa in southwestern Spain, was part of an itinerary around wonderful Andalucía (Andalusia). […]

The Rioja, Where Each Wine Has a Story to Tell

August 23, 2016Foodie Routescooperage, Gehry, Guggenheim, Hadid, Iñaqui Aspiazu, ir de potes, oak barrels, pintxos, Rioja, Spain, wine architecture, wine cellar, wine museum, wine route, wine tasting, winemaking, wineryfoodiesneakpeeks

Rioja Alavesa

If you hear about Rioja, you immediately think about wine. This is nothing new; already in ancient times (20 AD) Romans indulged themselves, having wine shipped from Rioja to Rome! […]

The Basque Coast: From Bilbao to Hondarribia

August 14, 2016Foodie RoutesDragonstone, Euskera, Game of Thrones, País Vasco, pintxos, Rocadragón, Spain, Vascofoodiesneakpeeks

Back from the summer break with a notepad full of jotted-down notes for the blog, a camera that ran out of memory, and an absolutely satisfied foodie soul. There is so much to share! Being summer I have decided to start with the coastal Basque region. If I have always loved Southern Spain, now I cannot wait to be back in the Green Spain. […]

Seduced by Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast

June 29, 2016Foodie RoutesAmalfi, Anacapri, Blue Grotto, Campania, Capri, Cinquecento, Don Alfonso 1890, Furore, Gulf of Naples, Italian food, Italy, La Minervetta, Napoli, Positano, Ravello, Sorrento, southern Italyfoodiesneakpeeks

We started the journey with a four-day stay in Napoli (Naples) and then continued to Sorrento, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast. My write up on Napoli (incl. Pompeii and […]

An Enchanting Getaway to Puglia, the Fertile High Heel of Italy

June 8, 2016Foodie RoutesApulia, Apulien, Italy, Itria Valley, masseria, negroamaro, olive oil, olive tree, primitivo, Puglia, Puglian cuisine, trulli, wine route, wine tastingfoodiesneakpeeks

Puglia with a 800 km coastline is a region full of sun and sea, unique towns, interesting history and tradition, gentle people, fantastic, traditional food, and outstanding wine. […]

The Rivera del Duero, a Delightful Route for Every Wine Lover

April 22, 2016Foodie RoutesAlabrasa, Alejando Fernández, Alión, Aranda del Duero, Castilian, Castilla y León, Castillo de Peñafiel, Condado de Haza, Dominio de Pingus, Douro, El Lagar de Isilla, foodie route, Golden Mile, Hotel Raíz, jamón ibérico, Milla de Oro, Peñafiel, Pesquera, Pesquera AF Hotel, Plaza del Coso, Protos, Riberita, Richard Rogers, Rivera del Duero, Roa, Spain, Tinto Pesquera, underground caves, Vega Sicilia, wine, wine hotel, wine museum, wine route, wine tasting, wineryfoodiesneakpeeks

Among red Spanish wines, I have always favored the ones from the Rivera del Duero, or ‘Riberitas’ as some informally like to refer to them. I think it is their fruitiness and […]

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