At a time when we are all forced to stay at home, travelling in the kitchen can be a great comfort. And I have been so grateful for Irina Georgescu for taking me to Romania through the pages of her wonderful book, Carpathia. Every page is imbued with generosity, the spirit of community, and the flavours of a rich and varied culture: it makes for an uplifting, inspiring and gorgeously transporting read right now.

Nigella Lawson

20 travel trends for 2020 by Olive Magazine

20 travel trends for 2020 by Olive Magazine

This is a fascinating list of travel trends for 2020 written by the travel editor of Olive Magazine, Rhiannon Batten, and by the travel writer Charlotte Morgan. You will find Central Europe and the Caucasus to be the opening headline of the article, including...

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In Vama Buzaului with Anca Vlad Gastro Local

In Vama Buzaului with Anca Vlad Gastro Local

We are here in Vama Buzăului, a historic customs region between Walachia in the south and Transylvania in the north. Here the Teutonic Knights built fortified towers and customs points in the 13th century to collect taxes from those crossing the Carpathian mountains....

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