Where the experts holiday: Rosa Park

Rosa Park – editor of quarterly food/travel magazine Cereal – on Cornwall, Copenhagen and the Californian coastal town of Santa Barbara

Barcelona: where history and culture meets the Nou

Robin Nowacki combines culture and cuisine with football on a visit to Barcelona – the capital of the Catalonian region of Spain

Irish Passport Office

From the website:

“The Passport Office, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs, issues passports to Irish citizens.

All Irish citizens are entitled to apply for an Irish passport. Services are provided by the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and by Irish Diplomatic and Consular Missions overseas.”

Cruising the boudin trail

If you ask yourself what Louisiana means to you, New Orleans and the Mardi Gras might come to mind. Or maybe creole food. But would you think boudin?
I confess I had never heard of it before. So what is it?

Adventures on Route 66

According to research carried out for the Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office, 81% of us are looking for adventurous or meaningful holidays. Whether that is right or not, the tourist office has used it to create a competition using the iconic Route 66 as its appeal. The competition is to appoint an Illinois Route 66 Ambassador to highlight the some of the tourist attractions in the state to prospective UK visitors. All you have to do is give your contact details and say in up to 150 words why you should be the ambassador.

Florence and the Bed Tax

Two weeks ago, we reported that both Florence and Venice were introducing taxes per night and per star rating on accommodation. With under a week to go before they come into force is the any news how it will work? Or any news at all?
The short answer is no.

Top five restaurant openings in East London

For decades, East London’s dining scene was (rightly) derided. Fast forward to 2013 and it’s all change. Riding on the wave of post Olympic afterglow, a slew of high profile new restaurants are due to open their doors