This weekend, Oktoberfest celebrations are kicking off all over the world. The collective clink of over-sized beer steins filled with frothy German lagers will echo all the way from the beers halls of Bavaria to strip malls in Boca Raton. Guten for them, I say. But any suds-lovin’ Seattle visitor looking to quaff the local […]
Food & drink
Local Flavor: Cuba, by way of Miami Airport’s Cafe Versailles
On my way to Nicaragua in November, I connected via Miami International Airport. While I did manage to get out for a quick jaunt to South Beach, I didn’t have enough time to visit Little Havana, which I’ve been dying to check out. Lucky for me, I was able to get a taste of Cuba […]
Local Flavor: Pescado de Nicaragua
On Nicaragua’s Isla de Ometepe, fish reigns supreme as the number one protein source. And rightfully so! The volcanic island is surrounded by Lago de Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America. The plateful shown here was at a lovely lunch break in the the town of Altagracia during my recent community-based travel program there. […]