TRAVEL BLOG PASSES THE 100,000 VISITORS MARK

  I sat there with my phone camera, waiting for the 100,000 to come up. I managed to photograph 99,999 and 100,001 but missed the magic number! No matter, I'm pleased to have reached this milestone on my travel blog. Thanks to all the visito...

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Chow Mein Means Stir-Fried Noodles

This is not chow mein These days it seems like I only blog when I have something to rant about. If I keep it up, this might just merge with my other blog. But nothing raises my ire about Chinese restaurants as much as serving "chow mein" without noodles. More... Recovering from a wicked bout of the...

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Macarons vs. Macaroons

Macaroon (above left) ≠ macaron (above right) Normally I am not one to harp on my dining companions pronunciations of foreign foods. I say "bru'sket-ta" when eating at an osteria, but "brushetta" when eating at Applebees. For the most part, pronunciation is just a pretentious aspect of gastronomic culture...

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Horatio Alger, with a Side of Fries

It's that most wonderful time of year once again--Monopoly is back at McDonald's! Though McDonald's is promoting this year as the 20th Monopoly sweepstakes, the restaurant has been collaborating with Hasbro since 1987 all over the world. We all know about the elusive Boardwalk piece and the 1,000,000...

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Radio in Copenhagen

Salted cod, cabbage, parsley, brown butter We here in the United States have long been exposed to the modernity of Scandinavian design in furniture, the sleek lines, clean surfaces, and wooden accents, but only recently has Scandinavian food made an impact in this country. With the rise of Marcus Samuelsson,...

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IRELAND: IF YOU VISIT ONLY ONE PUB IN DUBLIN ... NEARY'S

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THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD

A huge thank-you to www.mytravelmoney.co.uk who saw fit to award this travel blog the gold medal/No1 ranking in their Top 10 European Travel Blogs listing. I’m chuffed and honoured. Here’s what they wrote:“Tom Sweeney is an award-winning travel writer who’s read by travel enthusiasts and industry experts...

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LONDON'S SECRET VILLAGE IS SEVEN HEAVEN

PICTURE POSTGUARD: No city on Earth matches Londonfor parades when the Guards put their best boot forwardMost people think the Whispering Gallery that runs around the inside of the dome of Saint Paul’s Cathedral is so called because of its peculiar acoustics. Granted, if you whisper against...

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