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Italy 2017: CIBO Cooking Class

by leandra | Apr 25, 2017

As previously mentioned on this blog, I love to take cooking classes in various cities around the world as local food is one of the best things about travel. Bringing home the knowledge to make some...

Beijing 2015: Dumplings Cooking Class & Market Tour

by leandra | Jan 5, 2016

I found a few options for cooking classes ahead of our trip to Beijing but I really wanted to learn how to make dumplings, so Beijing Cooking School seemed to be the best choice for me. I opted to...

Istanbul 2015: Cooking class

by leandra | Nov 17, 2015

Several weeks before we left, I emailed the Istanbul Cooking School to see if there were any openings during our trip. Although Oguz couldn't confirm anything until about a month before, everything...

Ubud: Lobong Cooking Class

by eandl | Jun 25, 2014

I enjoyed a private cooking class in Budapest and a small group cooking class in Thailand on previous trips, so when Eric found a few options in Bali, I knew I had to give it a try. For anyone...

Budapest 2013: Private cooking class

by eandl | May 20, 2013

Cooking classes in foreign countries are a great way to not only learn how to cook new things but also to learn about the culture of the place you are visiting. I had such a fabulous time in Chiang...

Asian adventure 2011: Chiang Mai cooking class

by eandl | Jan 26, 2012

We both love Thai food, so when the opportunity came up for me to take a Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai I was all for it. Unfortunately, this meant I had to miss the Elephant Nature Park...

curry cooking class

by eandl | Nov 12, 2006

I have been looking forward to this class for weeks and I was, unfortunately, sorely disappointed. The instructor did nothing of the sort and the recipes were so easy, all I really needed to do was...

Coronavirus cooking adventures

by leandra | May 18, 2020

Because of the pandemic currently affecting the world, we are grounded for the foreseeable future and my hobbies now include trying to get our money back from airlines and puzzles. In between Zoom...

Vietnam 2016: My Grandma’s Home Cooking

by leandra | Mar 24, 2016

I walked over to the meetup spot by 7:45am (!) to gather at the office along with three British women who were also taking the Market Tour portion of the class. After introducing ourselves, we took...

Italy 2017: Bologna

by eric | Apr 23, 2017

Wednesday After checking into our hotel we headed out to explore the town. But first, we needed some lunch, so we stopped into a small deli, Borgo979. They had a number of tigella, 4" round...

Vietnam 2016: living cheap in Hue

by eric | Mar 29, 2016

The Vedana Resort graciously allowed us to take their free shuttle into Hue, which was appreciated, but for some reason we stopped at a different hotel. It seemed like our driver wanted us to drop...

Vietnam 2016: food in Hoi An

by eric | Mar 25, 2016

Thursday Walking around town our first day, Leandra was ready for a snack and steered us toward Madam Khanh - The Banh Mi Queen. Just up the street from a row of tailor shops we found the small cart...

Beijing 2015: Lama Temple

by eric | Jan 7, 2016

After my morning at the Temple of Heaven and Leandra's morning in her cooking class we met back at the hotel to warm up and plan the rest of our day. Lama temple had been recommended to us, and...

Indonesia (Bali & Lombok), May 2014

by eandl | Jul 20, 2014

Flickr photo set General blog posts Bali: Overview Cathay Pacific First Class Indonesian airports love lines and paperwork Lombok blog posts Lombok: Overview and hotel Sendang Gila and Tiu Kelep...

Ubud: overall impressions

by eandl | Jul 5, 2014

During our five days in Ubud we did quite a bit of walking around (me more than Eric as he opted to sit by the pool on one of my longer afternoon excursions) and while I found the doorways and...

Ubud: Food & Drink

by eandl | Jul 2, 2014

Saturday, May 24 After a long day of car travel, we eventually made our way to a well-reviewed schnitzel restaurant for dinner. Warung Schnitzel had a 4-10p happy hour on several cocktails, so after...

Ubud: Bali Eco-Cycling Tour

by eandl | Jul 1, 2014

Two weeks before our trip we booked the Bali Eco Cycling Tour as our main activity for Tuesday. Originally we were told to expect a a 7:30-7:45am pickup time. Since the tour also included breakfast,...

Ubud: Alaya Resort & Spa

by eandl | Jun 23, 2014

The Alaya Resort is relatively new, so our driver didn't know where it was. Fortunately we had the location marked (accurately!) on Google maps and were able to guide him to the correct spot. The...

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