How to get Veggies into your Diet in Central America
Getting veggies into your diet in Central America can be an elusive endeavor. But, like anything, with proper focus and motivation, it’s doable. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, we...
View ArticleFashionable Fruit Creations in Udaipur
While traveling in SE Asia and India over the last few months, a mantra has been popping into my head. It’s not my own catch phrase though. At the Backpacker’s Inn in Managua this past January, I...
View ArticleWhen in Medellín: A Traditional Sunday Dinner
For a while now, I’ve been loosely thinking about doing a weekly cuisine series. I didn’t want it to sound cliché or like any of the million blogs out there that are already doing something similar....
View ArticlePeruvian Cuisine
Ages ago I wrote a post entitled Nicaraguan Cuisine. Nicaragua was the first foreign country that I’d started blogging in. Now, after a drifting escapade through Perú, the ninth land that my virtual...
View ArticleGone are the Hotel Nights That Include Breakfast
“25,000 right.” “Actually it’s 35,000. But that’s with breakfast included.” I thought: Breakfast is nice. I read somewhere online that it was 25,000 but . . . Prices go up. Bills need to be paid....
View Article3 Tropically Exotic South American Fruits
Tropical destinations remind me that everything grown isn’t exported. There are more fruits than us four seasons dwellers know of. Although those of us that don’t live in tropical zones can get...
View ArticleCuisine Scenes From Saudi
Now, after being in Saudi’s capital for just over two weeks, it feels like much longer. Because the Middle East is new to me, I feel like I’ve seen and witnessed so much. Maybe it’s because I’ve never...
View ArticleA Taste of Egypt
In my last cuisine post, food aficionado Mark Wiens asked about a dish he’d tried in Egypt. Because Saudi’s capital boasts a seemingly endless array of ethnic eats, I inquired about an Egyptian...
View ArticleAddas: A Taste of Sudan
After only a few days in Riyadh, I wandered into a little dive restaurant not far from my hotel. Despite the language barrier, I managed to understand that the food is from Sudan. As food is more...
View ArticleSnacking on Ants in Santander
Upon arriving in Bucaramanga, Santander’s capital city of a million people, I was under the impression that I’d get to try some sort of ant dish delicacy. I’d read that the state of Santander is known...
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