Portugal: Leave the olives, save the birds
Balancing agriculture and environment, Portugal bans machine harvesting of olives at night.
Food and Foodways
If it's Belgium, it must be cheese
A family of cheesemongers is helping Belgian cheese take on a new popularity with fine restaurants and picky customers.
Surprise! Chocolate sales drop in lockdown
Despite its status as a classic comfort food, chocolate has not fared well during the world's lockdowns.
July 13, 2020: Wine on the Vine, Napa Valley
DrFumblefinger visits the Robert Mondavi winery in the Napa Valley.
Can Paris keep its extended cafés?
Sidewalk cafés have been given wide latitude to expand for now, but it's not clear yet how long that can last.
July 6, 2020: World's Largest Fiddleheads, Plaster Rock, Canada
Travel Rob learns more about Fiddleheads, while driving in rural New Brunswick, Canada
Museum now offers to Spam you virtually
Minnesota's SPAM museum has reopened, and with it comes the opportunity for a live virtual tour with a SPAMbassador.
A Visit to the Doka Estate Coffee Plantation, Costa Rica
DrFumblefinger visits the Doka Coffee Plantation, one of the oldest and largest in Costa Rica, where he learns all about everything it takes to make a great cup of coffee.
Japan: Commuters on the Grapevine
An unusual partnership between grape farmers and Japan Railways gives Shiojiri a most unusual station.
Slovenia's Top Chefs get Michelin Stars
Six restaurants honored with the country's first Michelin stars are part of a new emphasis on local gastronomy.
Antwerp goes nuts over donuts
A donuts-for-a-year promotion draws big crowds to Belgium's first Dunkin Donuts.
A Rambler in Naples
Even a few days in Naples leave a rambler with lots of random sights, and a desire to return for more.
Naples: Lively Streets and Sights
A week in Naples gave PHeymont a chance to see some of the liveliest street scenes in a colorful and chaotic neighborhood.
France: If you can't drink it, wash with it!
Faced with an unusable wine surplus, French distillers are turning it into alcohol for hand sanitizers.
Walking Los Angeles: Hollywood
Walking through Hollywood, Jonathan L starts to find more to like about Los Angeles.