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  Tour de fromage: a French cheese guide from buying and serving to eating and pairing

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  France’s love affair with cheese is world renowned, evident in the 2,000 cheeses it boasts across 13 regions. 46 of...

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  What and where to eat and drink in Northern Ireland

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  It’s the year of food and drink in Northern Ireland making it a very tasty time to visit. That’s no surprise given this sector is the country’s biggest manufacturer, contributing US$...

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  Lisbon: top 10 dining gems

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  “I hear horror stories about food in Portugal. Everything is made with bacalhau and I can't tolerate that fish,” so said one of my guest reviewers recently, when I mentioned my plans to visit Lisbon. I've heard this type of...

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  London restaurants: where to dine, and where not to dine

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  As soon as my sister left Dubai for London last year, I started planning a holiday to the foggy city. Before then, most of my escapades to Europe...

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  Where to dine well in Bali

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  When I plan holidays, I much prefer visiting new destinations to soak up new cultures and feast on new cuisines. I get a thrill from ticking off another country from my never-ending travel bucket list. It probably stems from when I was little and my parents...

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  Jordan: top 10 dishes, a 4 day itinerary and Jordanian restaurants in Dubai

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  It’s my fourth visit to Jordan in a dozen years, but this time round I leave with a richer understanding of the culture, the people and the cuisine. A Jordanian kitchen serves up many ethnic...

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  Top 10 dining and drinking haunts in Milan

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  Every time I hear of Milan, the restaurant Giannino crops up in my thoughts with my review of the Milanese import in Dubai that went viral over three years ago. The Dubai restaurant has since closed and the...

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  A new heritage-listed boutique hotel, and my go-to boutique hotel websites

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  Agro tourism has flourished since Cyprus’ EU entry nearly a dozen years ago, with heritage buildings lovingly converted into boutique hotels and guesthouses. One that is close...

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  Budapest: a top 10 dining and drinking bucket list

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  Francophiles may not like what I am about to say, but the croissant wasn’t invented in France. In fact it originated in Hungary’s capital Budapest after the 1686 siege when the city’s bakers created the pastry to mimic...

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