Europe

Top 10 Food and Drinking Experiences Around the World

As lovers of great food, we go out of our way to find some of the best restaurants and dishes wherever we go. 

I know that this is a bit of a cliche thing to say, but I really mean it. Angie spends months researching foods and restaurants, plotting them out on maps, and will make us go hours out of our way simply to get the perfect bite of food.

This has led to some pretty incredible food experiences around the world, and in this one we wanted to share what we think are ten of the very best. While the following are our top 10 food experiences around the world, it is worth noting that the below are in no particular order. 

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Tips for Making Your Ryanair Flight an Enjoyable Experience

If you’ve ever traveled in Europe, odds are good you know about the notoriety of Ryanair flights. 

This UK-based airline is prolific in its advertising absurdly cheap deals, with Ryanair sale promotions often featuring flights for under 10 Euro. Yes, you read that right- 10 Euro.

But where it seems like a wonderful deal to purchase Ryanair tickets, there is one thing to keep in mind- the advertised price is likely not the final price you’ll ultimately pay. This leads to disappointment and a lot of the negative reviews we have seen online.

But after flying Ryanair in Italy from Catania to Rome, I have to say, with a little bit of advanced planning you can make the flight a moderately enjoyable experience. Or, to put it another way, my Ryanair flight wasn’t bad.

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Tips for Driving in Sicily by Car – It Isn’t As Bad As It Seems

My first time with a car in Italy was driving in Tuscany. If you hadn’t read that article (at the previous link), the quick explanation is that it left a bad taste in my mouth with how difficult it was- especially around Florence.

So when I returned to Italy, it was with a bit of reluctance that I opted to see the island of Sicily by car.

After driving in Sicily for five days, and hitting virtually every corner of the island, I look back on it and realize it wasn’t that bad at all!

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Omio Review – Book European Train Tickets With Ease

One of my least favorite things about traveling in Europe is booking European train tickets.

The reason for this is simple. If you are looking for cheap train tickets in Europe, this means going to any country’s unique rail service website, fighting with their archaic booking system, and crossing your fingers hoping an order went through.

Even booking a Europe Rail Pass likely involves an element of making a reservation on individual trains (especially on popular routes), which winds up at the same problem as above.

This is why I’ve reverted to using 3rd parties for my Europe train booking needs from now on, and the one I’ve found myself gravitating towards almost exclusively is Omio (formerly Go Euro).

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