Lunch means something different to everyone, and at every hour of the day there will be someone enjoying their version of lunch somewhere around the globe – be it only two slices of bread and a topping, or a full-blown all-afternoon extravaganza. Here are three places from around the world where special lunches are enjoyed […]
Voulez-vous goûter “la tarte aux mirabelles”? (Do you want a piece of the French mirabelle pie?) Even if the golden “mirabelle” plum is not bigger than a golf ball, it has already won, years ago, the reputation of the unmistakable symbol of the French region Lorraine. Located at the three-borders-area (Luxembourg-Germany-France) this northeast region of France […]
Two stalls don’t exactly make a bustling market but when in France, it is important to remember that you’re getting quality over quantity. The Friday morning market in the village of Vaujany is the epitome of tiny – one stall selling cheese and one stall selling sausage, however, the sausages are anything but ordinary. Wicker […]
When you first open your eyes to the beauty, wonder, and tranquillity of the temples of Angkor outside Siem Reap, Cambodia, you can only begin to imagine how far Cambodia has progressed since the dark days of the 1970’s when the brutal Khmer Rouge regime ruled the country. There are still scars, of course – wounds […]
“The people here drive crazy.” The words, delivered by the man entrusted to get us from the airport to the hotel, were punctuated by horn beeps, people swerves, and a decent amount of hand gesturing. The taxi van had just bounced through the medina’s pinkish walls and passed between the famous Jemaa el-Fnaa and the […]
As the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec, Montreal offers everlasting opportunities for dining and drinking. But what if you’re travelling solo, you’ve never visited Montreal before, and you don’t know a soul? Attitudes toward solo travelling and dining are all over the spectrum and comfort levels can range from a firm “No, […]
It was the slightest movement that gave him away. The left turn, confident and quick, that took the dark haired man from main street to alleyway in less than five seconds. To anyone unfamiliar with the Ye Olde Mitre, the city businessman’s disappearance down a narrow alley might have raised some eyebrows. But those in […]
A city as stimulating as Istanbul forces you to use all of your available senses. It is a city of constant invigoration and uses sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste to draw out your emotions, tease them, and then leave you with an experience you won’t soon forget. Sight: Your First Awakening By night, the […]
Travelling through Laos will give you the feeling that you’re encountering something unique; that you’re keeping a secret from everyone who hasn’t yet experienced what this landlocked Southeast Asian nation has to offer. One secret that’s too juicy not to share is the Unesco World Heritage-listed site of Luang Prabang; a true jewel in the […]
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.