Cuisine – Page 2 – VirtualWayfarer

AsiaDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015

The Stupid Myths We Believe as Western Travelers Time and Time Again

I'm narrowing in on accomplishing a major life goal on my bucket list. Before I turn 31 my aim is to have visited 50 countries...and yet, fresh back from my 45th, 46th, and 47th, I've just had a profo…

BackpackingDecember 16, 2015

The Sound of Music, The Taste of Coffee and a Miniature Wonderland

Music It was the day after the Paris attacks and the world was still numb with shock. It was mid-afternoon after a fant…

BackpackingJuly 10, 2015July 13, 2015

Nordic Eats – Digesting Uformel, BROR, Marv and Ben

There are foods that our eyes tell us must certainly be mouth-wateringly delicious. They are beautiful, they are aromati…

BackpackingJuly 24, 2014July 24, 2014

My New Nordic Conversion at BROR

It's not often that you find yourself sitting in a restaurant staring at the menu and feeling like you're proof reading …

BackpackingJuly 19, 2014July 19, 2014

Tavarnelle – Tuscany’s Hidden Secret

For those with a sense of adventure and a lust for discovery there are bountiful wonders to be enjoyed beyond Florence's…

BackpackingMay 1, 2014May 1, 2014

This is How You Eat in Copenhagen For Less Than 100 DKK

There's one essential rule for enjoying a city: it always looks better on a full stomach. In Copenhagen, that can be surprisingly difficult to accomplish for students and budget travelers alike. With a minimum wage that floats around $21 USD cheap food for the Danes is still quite often expensive …

BackpackingAugust 16, 2013

Fancy Danish Smorrebrod

It's delicious, it's distinctly Nordic, it's relatively healthy, and it's surprisingly more complicated than one would think. What is it? It's Danish Smørrebrød or "Smorrebrod". In the past I've written about local …

BackpackingJanuary 5, 2013July 22, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part 1

You know things are either off to a brilliant, or ill fated start when you learn that your charter flight which flew at the crack of dawn was the only Churchill bound flight that left the airport. As a bit of an obnoxi…

BackpackingDecember 20, 2012July 1, 2014

Real Danish Food: Nørrebro’s Little Smørrebrød Shop

Authentic Danish food is the Sasquatch of the Euro-Scandinavian culinary scene. There's Noma of course, as well as a small army of Michelin Star restaurants but talking about them as authentic outlets for Danish food …

BackpackingJuly 16, 2012July 1, 2012

Glorious Sunsets Combined With Delightful Fish, Fowl and Truffles

Following a wonderful walking tour of Orvieto we found ourselves checking into la Penisola country resort and restaurant. The resort is situated on a small peninsula along the shore of Lake Corbara in the heart of Umbr…