Food and Drink
A taste of Christmas in Iceland
With Christmas less than a month away, airline company Iceland Express is inviting holidaymakers to start their festivities early by tucking into a traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner.
Denmark has it all wrapped up this Christmas
Very aptly known by the Danes as ‘The Festival of Hearts’, the Christmas period makes for a wonderfully heart-warming time to visit the three regional cities of Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg, as their streets come alive with colourful festivities and market stalls from the end of November through to Christmas Eve.
Learning to sail in Croatia
Families can enjoy a luxury European break staying in one of Sanctuary Retreats’ spacious villas during the October school break, from where they can go sailing, fishing and diving around the Croatian island of Vis, learn how to make chocolate at a leading Italian chocolate school and brush up on teeing off techniques at one of Spain’s most exclusive golf resorts.
Take a swing and swig in Hungary
Golf and wine lovers can now combine their two passions with a golf and wine week in Hungary that includes three days golf at three courses close to Budapest, and two nights in Hungary’s most famous wine regions, Tokaj and Eger.
TripAdvisor helps iphone users find gourmet delight
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, today announced a version of its Local Picks restaurant finder will be available for free at the launch of Apple’s new App Store today. The Local Picks application, utilizing the iPhone’s location-based capabilities, will allow people to find the best restaurants, as rated by locals, based on their current location.
Lunch in Sweden – Dinner in Denmark
Copenhagen and the neighbouring region of Skane in south Sweden could be one of Europe’s best culinary secrets. It is said that the reason the food tastes so good in the Oresund region is due to its geographical position. It is far enough south to be able to grow most crops, but it is also northern enough for their growth to be slower, allowing the flavours to develop and mature.
Witness Hungary's unique folklore tradition
The Bakony Hills in the Transdanubian Region is to host its 10th ‘Brigand-Days’ festival which is a three day programme of events from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 August for tourists, intended to preserve the regions historic past and tradition and draw people’s attention to their love of nature and horses.
Hungary hosts 'Hungary For Business' workshop
The Hungarian National Tourist Office is organising a networking workshop titled ‘Hungary for Business’ in June to showcase Hungary’s unique facilities and attractions to conference and incentive organisers in the UK.
A week of food and wine culture in Greece
Dates have already been confirmed for 2008’s Sani Gourmet Food Festival, the annual culinary event held at the Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece. The festival is to be held from 17th – 24th May 2008 and, if last year was anything to go by, the event looks set to be an un-missable occasion for food and wine-lovers everywhere.
See Denmark in a different light
For Brits up and down the country who are desperate to get away from the impending autumn and winter months, a trip to Aalborg and Northern Jutland is the perfect antidote to the winter blues. There are so many fabulous events and activities – adventurous, cultural and food related that make Aalborg the place to visit.