THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF TASTE The philosophy of the zero kilometer menu or km zero, as Italian producers first called it, means every ingredient on the plate travels the shortest possible distance between soil and table. What emerges in practice is an…
PHOTO GALLERY The Iconic Red Riverside Houses The iconic ochre and rust red wooden houses along the Porvoonjoki river has been a symbol of the city since the medieval trading era. Now converted to restaurants, cafes, bars and local boutique…
AN AFTERNOON IN MONTEPULCIANO The crown jewel of the Tuscan region (no points for guessing) is its world class red wines. Yet so many tastings today feel rushed and clinical, an item to check off rather than an experience to…
IVALO – FINLAND | AN ANNIVERSARY STORY If someone had told me a decade ago that I would one day cross a frozen river flanked by reindeer, be pulled through a snow blanketed forest by a pack of wild eyed…
When a packed Norwegian airline can provide me with only a middle seat in the aircraft but my co passenger gently asks if I would like to take her window seat, I instantly know this is a sign of an amazing…
FROM THE FORESTS TO THE NORDIC KITCHENS Finland’s relationship with its food landscape was transformed in the 2010s when the New Nordic wave reframed what had been considered subsistence cooking as something worth celebrating. Finnish chefs began looking at their…
THE PROFOUND SILENCE OF THE NORTH Places: Tromsø, Alta, Nordkapp, Narvik and Senja The winters in Northern Norway is not for the faint hearted. But as they say in Scandinavia, there is no bad weather, only bad choice of clothes!…
Places: Geirangerfjord, Nærøyfjord, Hardangerfjord, Atlantic Ocean Road, Trollstigen, Bergen, Ålesund, Stranda Summer is the season of freedom and endless days, thanks to the midnight Sun. Chase the turquoise fjords, beaches, islands, and picturesque towns taking ferries between dramatic landscapes. We…
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH LOOK LIKE THIS Places: Å, Reine, Hamnoy, Sakrisøy, Nusfjord, Henningsvær, Svolvær, Haukland Beach, Uttakleiv Beach, Ramberg Beach, Ryten & Kvalvika Beach, Reinebringen, Offersøykammen, Andenes I always struggle to explain exactly how beautiful Lofoten Islands…
Places: Verona, Florence, Rome, Vatican It was a cold dark evening in Finland, we were at home watching Letters to Juliet. And just like that, we decided, we have to do a trip to Verona! What culminated was a 10…
