If you think eating frog legs is off-putting, you might change your mind upon knowing that at the Frog Leg Festival in Fellsmere, Florida, eating this amphibian is helping to build recreational facilities and “providing for the recreational needs of Fellsmere’s youth, one frog leg at a time!” It started as a simple fundraising idea back in 1990 but has […]
Why Go? As a UNESCO World Heritage Site with many of its medieval structures still intact, Edinburgh tells interesting tales from centuries past. Yet the capital of Scotland is far from being outdated. The city is laden with contemporary art galleries, shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs. Also a constant attraction are its year-round festivals. The […]
The first all-glass undersea restaurant in the world is not only keen on making a statement through it’s unusual setting but also through it’s menu. The iconic Ithaa Undersea Restaurant started its operations on April 15th 2005 and has made the six-star Conrad Maldives Rangali Island its home. Its name was taken from the Maldivian […]
Gone are the days when airline food was expensive but often weird, small in proportion, and not delicious at all. People just couldn’t be bothered to look forward to on-board meals as they were generally unexciting. But with airlines making more investments on state-of-the-art galleys and working with renowned chefs and bartenders, passengers with discriminating […]
The country of Mexico in North America is known for bringing the world drinks, dips, and food – like tacos, tortillas, enchiladas, guacamole, salsa, and tequila. If you are a fan of Mexican cuisine or are just curious about what makes it appealing to so many people, a gastronomic tour of the country’s culinary regions is […]
Every December, Mt. Washington Valley in New England, a part of the northeastern region of the United States, is abuzz with excitement. For the past 18 years, the Country Inns in the White Mountains have been holding the Annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour. This year’s participants will go on this self-guided […]
Coffee was introduced to Vietnam by the French in the 19th century. And although Vietnamese coffee can be considered obscure, the country is actually the second largest coffee producer in the world. Vietnam happens to have an ideal topography for growing various species of coffee including Robusta, Arabica, Catimor, and Excelsa. Thus, there’s more freedom […]
Play time with kids can often involve pretend ‘afternoon tea’ with their favorite teddy bear. It is believed that this quintessentially British tradition was initiated by the Duchess of Bedford. In 17th century Britain, the practice of having only two meals a day-during the mid-morning and late evening-left the duchess with a ‘sinking feeling’. And […]
You are what you eat goes that old adage. And what you eat for breakfast, even if it is from the world’s famous fast food restaurant – McDonald’s, says a lot about where you are from. McDonald’s is as common as it can get. Many countries have hundreds of branches of this fast food chain. […]
Stockholm Arlanda Airport has joined in the bandwagon of bringing its goods (or more accurately, food) closer to the people. How? Via a food truck! Arlanda Airport is located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden. It is the largest and one of the busiest airports in the country. According to their website, in 2012, there […]
Travel Gluttons is about finding good local food around the world and understanding how to eat it.
We’re here to help make sure you don’t go hungry while travelling, to show you exactly how to tackle that unusual dish without looking like a fool, and to help you enjoy the culture of a location through its food.
