The roots of Brazil’s diverse cuisine stretch across three continents. Indigenous South American fruits and spices, African flavors, and European recipes have all contributed to the nation’s complex food heritage. While it has a few national dishes like moqueca and feijoada, Brazil has a startling variety of regional specialties, from the magnificent river fish in…
Although well-known for its snowy mountains, lush rain forests and incredible wildlife like bears, moose and humpback whales, Alaska is also rich in the cultures of Alaska Native peoples. Their worldviews, language, singing and dancing traditions, and ways of life have been shaped by these lands – and indeed shape how visitors experience them. Travelers…
The food of India is one of the world’s great gastronomic experiences. Such an accolade is thanks, in no small part, to its lavish palette of spices, which made the nation’s fortunes back in the days when strong flavorings were worth as much as gold. India is the home of peppercorns, cardamoms, turmeric, and cinnamon…
Chile is such a long and thin country that it claims an astonishing 6435km (4000 miles) of coastline. That means as you travel between Patagonia and the Atacama, you’ll find hundreds of beaches in all shapes and colors. Black-sand beaches lie on the edge of volcanoes, tree-lined beaches on the fringe of temperate rainforests and bone-white…
The road trip is synonymous with American travel culture, and there’s no better place to explore the natural beauty of the United States by car than in the beautiful state of Maine. Because this largely rural and geographically spread-out place does not offer a robust public transportation system, we recommend taking a road trip to see…
Come for the lobster and lighthouses, stay for the granite peaks and tranquil woodlands. With the slogan, “the way life should be,” Maine is a place that will capture your heart. From its northern waterways and mountain peaks to its southern sandy beaches and lobster rolls, Maine should be on everyone’s bucket list. Here’s our guide…
Mexico is huge! From fluffy, white ski slopes and thick, steamy jungle to cacti-strewn deserts and sublime stretches of untouched sand, expect to use many transport options to get around the world's 13th biggest country. Between domestic flights, long-distance buses, hair-raising colectivo, combi minibuses and – for one spectacular stretch – an old-school passenger train,…
While most visitors to Ghana will leap at the opportunity to try fufu (a ball of mashed cassava, yam or plantain), the West African country has plenty of other traditional foods and drinks for travelers to seek out too. From oily palm nut soup paired with starches like banku (cooked balls of fermented corn flour)…
Mancunians are fiercely proud of their city. And rightly so as the ever-growing metropolis houses an impressive collection of attractions, with options to appease even the most cultured visitors. It’s not just football and great music, either. Awesome art galleries, museums with free entry and all manner of festivals are possible contenders for your itinerary.…
For a modestly sized city, Kuala Lumpur does an excellent job of packing everything in – and much like the local culture, the keyword here is diversity. Looking for a glitzy, metropolitan experience? Maybe a glimpse of the city’s historical roots as you sample some of the best-tasting dishes in the world on a dime?…