Travel For Adventurous Women
Travel Belles don’t just love food and wine travel, we love bringing home reminders of the culture with us in the form of inspiration, knowledge and recipes.
Before I moved to Seville, I had a vague idea that everyone in Spain drank sangria and the kind of earthy red wines Hemmingway used to write about. I soon discovered that the repertoire of Spanish beverages is far larger and more nuanced than I had imagined. If you ever find yourself in southern Spain, … Read more
Traveling to a tropical island almost always brings about the promise of warm, sultry weather, gorgeous beaches and endless amounts of relaxing time. There is also the opportunity to snack on luscious, fresh exotic fruits throughout the day. Here’s a selection of natural treats for you to try if you ever find yourself sunning away … Read more
When time is limited, you don’t want to waste it on a hit-or-miss dining experience.
Recently I heard someone declare the macaroon as the new cupcake. Personally I think that there is plenty of room for both macaroons and cupcakes at the tippy top of my personal food pyramid. First let’s talk about the spelling. There’s the French, macaron, and the English, macaroon. The two major ingredients found in most … Read more
Eating your way through all the traditional foods in Argentina will leave both steak lovers and non-steak lovers with plenty to try. Many travellers write off traditional Argentine cuisine as steak, steak and more steak. Don’t be fooled. This massive South American country’s complex gourmet history fuses Italian, Spanish and indigenous roots, and goes far beyond … Read more
Galerie Lafayette + Food = LOVE! More than scarves and perfume await you here: I wouldn’t really consider myself a serious shopper. I usually have a get-in/get-out game plan when I go to department stores that used to see me hitting the 50% off rack at Macy’s and leaving with a few of INC’s finest … Read more
Where to eat in Paris’ 6th to 10th arrondissements without breaking the bank can be a difficult question. Never fear: Travel Belles is here! You may also like: Budget Restaurants In Paris 6th arrondissement The 6th arrondissement is a great location for shopping; the boutiques along Rue du Four are particularly worth exploring, but you’ll need somewhere to grab … Read more
Like many girls, I am in a long-term love affair with chocolate, and have a weakness for fairytale castles. Imagine my delight when I happened across a small town which combined the two. Not so surprising, you might be thinking, if I were in Belgium, or Switzerland perhaps. In fact, I was in northwest Spain, in a town called Astorga.
My obsession with chocolate travel is well documented on Travel Belles. Everywhere I travel I search out local chocolate shops and cafes. New York City is just the place to try all types of edibles – including chocolate. This spring I ended up traveling from my home in Washington DC to the Big Apple on multiple … Read more
There’s nothing worse to waking up in an Airbnb to find they don’t have a decent coffee maker that they described in their listing. First off, let me just admit I’m a total caffeine addict, I really need a good cup of joe to get me started. I’m not particularly fussy about the method used … Read more
