Blog – Travel and Culinary Journals
An Ode to Magical Puglia
Oh, Puglia. There’s a reason this underrated Italian region is becoming increasingly popular. While lesser known than the hills of Tuscany, chic Capri, or one of our favorites, the picture-perfect Amalfi Coast, Puglia (Apulia) is no lesser for its lack of hype. It happens to be one of Italy’s finest culinary gems, a thallasophile’s dream, … Continued
Join the Festival of Light with Diwali Recipes
This week, let’s join the festival of light with these delicious Diwali recipes! A highlight of our India journey is our cooking class with Chef Neha from Saffron Palate in Delhi. All of our guests love their experience and what’s not to love! Going to a local market and then off to Chef Neha’s beautiful … Continued
Diwali Deepawali – Festival of Lights
Perhaps my favourite part of Delectable Destinations is connecting with brilliant colleagues in other countries. I’m excited to share another guest post today, this time from one of our partners in India. Renu Choudhary, pictured above, hails from Delhi and has insider access to highly unique, authentic and experiential journeys to the Indian Sub-Continent, Sri … Continued
Travel to Greece through the Art and Tradition of Greek Dance
Greek dance on the island of Crete is typically accompanied by live music. Image via Greeking.me This is a guest blog post by Kristina Headrick. She is the founder of Yia Mas, a brand and workshop series that teaches about the intersection of Greek culture and wellness. She grew up Greek American and travels … Continued
Travel-Inspired Ways to Stay Positive and Staycation
As a travel company currently adhering to the need to stay safe at home, we can’t help but explore alternative ways to travel. While it’s important, for now, that we band together as a global community to help keep each other as healthy and safe as possible, we also recognize the importance of keeping our … Continued
Butter Chicken – A Delectable Recipe From India
An Authentic Recipe from India: Butter Chicken – If you’ve ever visited India, you know it’s one of the most intense, incredible sensory experiences. The sights, smells, and sounds are abundant, unlike anything we have in the Western world. While you can never quite recreate the experience of being there, we love that the cooking … Continued
Why Spain Should Be Your Next Culinary Destination
Here’s Why You Should Make Spain Your Next Culinary Destination & Where to Go When asked to conjure up the world’s top culinary destinations, it’s likely that Italy, France, or even somewhere such as Thailand comes to mind. My favorite culinary destination happens to be the one I hear people associate least with this … Continued
The Timelessness of the Classic Indian Saree
Perhaps my favorite part of Delectable Destinations is connecting with brilliant colleagues in other countries. I’m excited to share another guest post today, this time from one of our partners in India! Renu Choudhary, pictured above on the left beside me, hails from Delhi and has insider access to highly unique, authentic and experiential journeys … Continued
Welcome 2020
Can it be that it was two decades ago that I first landed in Italy, fell in love and almost 20 years later, as we are about to ring in 2020, be sitting here at my desk, writing a blog about the fantastic year Delectable Destinations has had in 2019? One word: GRATEFUL I am … Continued
An Authentic Amalfi Coast Christmas & A Bonus Recipe From A Nonna!
We’re excited to share a special guest post today from Alfonso Vincenzo Mauro. Alfonso is an incredible guide and scholar who’s local to Vietri sul Mare on the Amalfi coast. The post is a treasure trove of history and humor about the Christmas traditions of one of Italy’s most famous regions. His historic tours of … Continued
