The Travel Chica

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My Top 11 Amsterdam

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I absolutely loved my time in Amsterdam.  It is a city I would like to spend months exploring. There are so many things to see and do.  So if you only have a short time in Amsterdam, take a look at my personal top 11 list (because I couldn’t stop at 10) to help you […]

Hand cheese… with music?

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I’m slightly obsessed with cheese, so I Googled German cheese in Frankfurt. That is when I discovered I was located in the region specializing in Handkäse. Handkäse Handkäse is a sour milk handmade cheese usually served with caraway seeds. I’m up for trying any kind of cheese, so I ordered it the first time I […]

It’s all about the green sauce

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I met up with Nate, a friend from college who has been living in Frankfurt for quite a while. I had been enjoying the international food options in Frankfurt, but I couldn’t leave the city without trying some traditional German food. Nate introduced me to some Frankfurt specialties in a traditional pub located in the […]

5 things that surprised me about Frankfurt

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I have not read much about Frankfurt being a tourist destination. I decided to visit because a good friend from college moved there temporarily for work.  What better reason to visit a European city? She told me it is a pleasant city and offers easy access to some tourist hot spots nearby. Sold!   As […]

Bonding over food, culture, and philosophy in Frankfurt

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When I contacted eat-the-world, I was expecting a food tour through a pleasant neighborhood. What I got was a most enjoyable afternoon discussing the important things in life — food, history, culture, politics, values, and passions — with an incredible woman from Frankfurt. Frankfurt Food and Culture Tour Eat-the-world offers food tours in many cities […]

I love how much the Dutch love cheese

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The Netherlands is the second most cheese eating country. Each person consumes 20 kilos per year.  That’s 44 pounds! I believe the country would be happy to adopt me as I would contribute to pushing them into the number one spot.  Perhaps if I decide to move there, I will put that on my visa […]

Street Food of Amsterdam

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There are so many things I love about Amsterdam, and food is near the top of the list. I look for food tours in every city I visit, honing in on the ones that appear to care a lot about the role food plays in a culture. I met Zosia at a cute cafe near […]

The asado experience I wish I had in Buenos Aires

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Buenos Aires has been on my mind.  I miss the architecture and grittiness.  I miss that meals are social events lasting for hours.  Steaks by Luis recently contacted me to check out their “closed door” asado experience.  I was intrigued by the idea as it is unlike anything I saw when I was living in […]

Delicious NuLu

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“Pace yourself.” That is the first thing Louisville Food Tour owner Kim told us when we met. She explained that over the next 2.5 hours, we would visit six restaurants and eat a small plate of something prepared at the chef’s whim. I did not want to go into a food coma because I was […]