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🇱🇹 Lithuanian Food Tour: A Deep Dive into Culture, Cuisine, and Soviet-Era Stories
Again, one of the best ways to learn about a country is through its food and drink. We learned a LOT about Lithuania this afternoon! Incredible Lithuanian food tour this afternoon with our guide, Rasa. Rasa is the same age as Ken and I, so she has vivid memories of Soviet times, or as she…
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🍷🇱🇻 What to Drink in Riga: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Latvian Drinks Culture
I’ve been studying wine and spirits for over two decades. One of the things I’m most interested in when we travel is what I call drinks culture – what can you learn about a country through their cultural drinking habits and traditions. I’ve been known to order several drinks off a menu – just so…
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🍷🇪🇪 What to Drink in Tallinn: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Estonian Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks situation (alcoholic and not). I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a mountain or something. When we’re…
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🍷 Understanding German Schnaps: It’s More than a Drink. It’s Tradition.
When Americans think about schnapps, we think peach and peppermint. And poor life choices. For Germans, schnaps is more than just a drink – it’s a cultural tradition. Distilled primarily from locally grown fruits like pears, cherries, apples, and plums, German schnaps is known for its purity, craftsmanship, and regional character. Ok, and probably a…
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🍷 God Save the Spritz: A Short History of the Spritz Family
I’ve posted a few times about my love of German Radlers (think: shandy), and spritzers like the Spanish Tinto de Verano – henceforth to be known as The Spritz Family. And I’ve been a little surprised by some of the (hopefully) playfully disparaging comments I’ve received: Mixing wine or beer with soda? Crazy. Nuts. Sacrilege.…
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🍷 🇪🇸 What to Drink in Seville: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Spanish Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks (alcoholic and not) situation. I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a mountain or something. When we’re…
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🍷 🇵🇹 What to Drink in Porto: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Portugal’s Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks (alcoholic and not) situation. I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a tower or something. When we’re…
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🍹 🇨🇷 What to Drink in Costa Rica: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Costa Rican Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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🍺 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 What to Drink in Salzburg & Munich: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Austrian and German Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks situation (alcoholic and not). I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a mountain or something. When we’re…
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🍷 🏴 🏴 What to Drink in England and Wales: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to English and Welsh Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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🍷 🏴 What to Drink in Scotland: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Scottish Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…
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🍷 🇧🇸 What to Drink in the Bahamas: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Bahamian Drinks Culture
When we’re traveling, I post my little travelogues on the go and off the cuff. Instagram only allows 2,200 characters per post, so I have to be stingy with words. Maybe that’s a good thing. 😉 One of the reasons I started this blog is so I can take a pause after our trips, and…