What to Eat in Barcelona - 5 Classic Catalan Dishes to Try Want to know what to eat in Barcelona? Don't miss this guide to five iconic Catalan dishes to try while in the city and where to taste them. For Fine Dining Lovers, 11 September 2015. Barcelona Cathedral Catalonians, and those who have come [...]
Exploring Poland - More than Pierogi and Poets** I am in Poland right now, here to learn more about the people, cuisine and current trends in food and drink. I'm also here to briefly explore a little of the mountainous regions, visit beyond Warsaw, a city we visited few years ago, and get a better [...]
A Guide to Kreuzberg - Hip-hip Hooray! admiral's bridge Berlin My picks for the best fun in Kreuzberg, Berlin. For The National UAE, 20 August 2015. A Guide to Kreuzberg Why Kreuzberg? South of the central hub Mitte, the borough of Kreuzberg, Berlin, or X-berg as locals know it, has maintained its razor-sharp [...]
Gozo - Malta's Little Sister. Sister Act Through storms, sunshine and architectural remnants of a glorious past, Ishay Govender-Ypma discovers what the Pitt-Jolies recently found in Gozo, sister island to Malta in the Maltese Archipelago– a sliver of paradise. For SAA Sawubona magazine, May 2015 Suddenly, a table flips a few centimeters into the air [...]
Food Trends Report 2015 - #WFTS2015 famous Crabbie Shack burger The World Food Tourism Summit (8-11 April 2015) was held in Estoril, just outside Lisbon, Portugal and saw a variety of prominent voices on food trends, culture, marketing and tourism convene. The aim was to enable conversations and idea-exchange between experts in the [...]
Malta & Gozo - Instagram Highlights. #MaltaisMore My recent trip to the serene and tranquil Gozo (at the same time Brad and Angelina were hosting their lavish honeymoon and filming Under the Sea, we were told), and the bigger sister-big city island Malta, had many highlights. Balmy weather with sultry nights for terrace dining, aquamarine [...]
Budapest Food Guide Deep-fried pastry, goulash, smoked meats, creamy paprika sauces, poppy-seed cakes and white wine spritzers – summer or winter, elegant Budapest puts on a hearty spread. A Budapest Food Guide for Fine Dining Lovers Chain Bridge, by evening light At Retro Büfe kiosk, close to the Arany Janos Utca metro line, home [...]
Gozo Ahoy! Everyone says #MaltaisMore I'm leaving Budapest today after a very short and packed 3 nights and off to Gozo. Gozo is part of the Maltese archipelago and for the first part of this project I'll join a group of bloggers on a campaign that has been run by the Malta Tourism Board over the [...]
Cyprus in Winter Perhaps it goes against all conventional wisdom to visit a country known for its splendid summers of sea, sand and sippable chilled wine, during winter. But a late Cypriot winter holds drawcards aplenty, as Ishay Govender-Ypma discovers. Article in Business Day Wanted, July 2014 Larnaca and Orange Blossom Honey “This is for [...]
Rotterdam Tasting Tour (Eating Guide) This Rotterdam eating guide was published by Eat Out erasmus bridge in background After a boat ride along the river Maas in Rotterdam, the largest and busiest port city in Europe, I make my way to join a queue in front of a nearby snack bar. For €2.50, [...]
