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Learning to Make Pasta in Rome

Learning to Make Pasta in Rome

Eating, Cooking, and Drinking Like a Roman

Taking a Cooking Class with Walks of Italy

I've always been a little afraid of making my own pasta. So when Walks of Italy offered me a chance to learn how to do just that from an Italian chef, I jumped at the opportunity.

Learning to Make Pasta in Rome
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Sephardic Judiasm: Going Beyond The Mina

Sephardic Judiasm: Going Beyond The Mina

A Not-So-Boring (hopefully) lesson on Barcelona's Jews 

We were fortunate to have had the opportunity to take an amazing tour through the old and new Jewish quarter of Barcelona with Janet Amateau of the website Sephardic Food. To capture even a portion of everything she shared would never do our talk justice, so instead, here are a few highlights to whet your appetite.

Sephardic Judiasm: Going Beyond The Mina
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Celebrating International Monument Day

Celebrating International Monument Day

Enjoy Free Admission to Monuments and Sites Around the World. 

Today is the International Day for Monuments and Sites! Many famous and notable monuments and sites all over the world are waiving entrance fees so that more people can appreciate these incredible educational, scientific and cultural contributions to world culture.

Celebrating International Monument Day
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A Taking On The World Milestone: Celebrating Sixty

A Taking On The World Milestone: Celebrating Sixty

Tomorrow is a big day! 

It is the day I have officially booked sixty places for us to rest our heads during our trip around the world. What does that mean? Read on ...

A Taking On The World Milestone: Celebrating Sixty
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A Bangkok Food Tour (WITH the Food)

A Bangkok Food Tour (WITH the Food)

We realized that after our amazing Hanoi food tour, any other tour would be chopped beef to Hanoi’s filet mignon. But, knowing the vibrant food scene in Bangkok, we felt a food tour would be in order.

A Bangkok Food Tour (WITH the Food)
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Ten Things to do with Kids in Siem Reap

Ten Things to do with Kids in Siem Reap

Our family loved Siem Reap and found numerous kid-friendly activities to keep our 11- and 8-year-olds captivated and the adults just as happy. These ten suggestions run the gamut from educational to heart-warming to just plain fun—all the things that make Siem Reap and the Khmer so amazing.

Ten Things to do with Kids in Siem Reap
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Taking On Food Around The World

Taking On Food Around The World

Part of getting to know a country is getting to know its food. 

From street food to restaurants, grocery stores to farmer's markets, cooking classes to experimenting on our own, we try to embrace the food in every place we visit. Here's some of what we've eaten so far.

Taking On Food Around The World
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