Food

The thing that really gets me – the thing that really grinds my travel gears – is that Laotian cuisine is consistently underrated. It’s overlooked. It’s a travesty!

Travellers be warned: to visit Lisbon is to fall under its spell. The Portuguese capital has a scruffy, sun-soaked charm that’s as hard to pinpoint as it is to resist.  

Forget forking out hundreds of euros at a fancy restaurant. Cheese, bread, strawberries, and pate are all you need for a good time in Paris.

There are so many ways to explore Goreme that are just as memorable as a float in a hot air balloon. Here’s how to put a twist on your visit to Cappadocia.

Poutine is cool but have you tried these other greats of the Canadian food scene?

Think street food in Istanbul is all kebabs and gozleme? This night tasting trail will challenge your perceptions of Turkish food (and probably leave you hungry).

Nuray has been hosting cooking students with Intrepid Travel for eight years and her inclusion on our trip is no happy accident. Intrepid has been working for years to balance the gender disparity in Turkey, where women have fewer working opportunities than men.

Sri Lanka’s food is like a historical and cultural map of the island. You can sort of eat your way through the various waves of migration.

First of all, a disclaimer: this list of snacks and street food is no way comprehensive. How can it be? This is China: current population 1.4 billion and over 5,000 years of history.