Atlas Obscura • 24th October 2022

The Disappearing Philippine Tradition of 'Souling' for Rice Cakes

Pangangaluluwa means singing, costumes, and treats.

Atlas Obscura • 30th August 2022

Tsaghkunk Restaurant

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

Gastro Obscura • 30th August 2022

Armenia's Ancient Ovens Are Hot Again

They're fuelling a new approach to traditional cuisine.

Lonely Planet • 24th August 2022

Berlin's best parties are its daytime raves: here's how to hit the clubs in the afternoon

In Germany’s capital, night and day are always blending together, just like the uncommon denominators of football fandom and an über-queer, über-sex-positive party did on that day.

Die Zeit • 18th July 2022

From Manila to Berlin

How a Filipina anthropologist seeks to decolonize knowledge and supports foreign students, too

Die Zeit • 18th July 2022

Please be late

The academic quarter is taken for granted on many German university campuses. But what exactly is it?

National Geographic UK • 30th June 2022

THE PIONEER: René Frank

Welcome to Berlin's Coda, a Michelin-starred restaurant where chef René Frank challenges diners' preconceptions with his experimental creations.

Insider • 7th June 2022

I'm a travel writer living in Bangkok, Thailand. Here's my ultimate guide to visiting the city.

With so much activity, navigating Bangkok as a first-timer can be daunting, so I put together the following guide on the best things to see and do in Bangkok from a local's perspective to help you out.

National Geographic UK • 30th May 2022

Spanish Flavours: 'TRY ‘GASTROARCHEOLOGY’ IN CÓRDOBA'

At his restaurant Noor, Paco Morales depicts the historic cuisine of Moorish Spain through a fine-dining filter.

Thrillist • 10th May 2022

The 9 Best Night Markets Around the World

Asia’s night markets exemplify the true meaning of organized chaos. Just ask any traveler strolling down a packed street at primetime for the first time—all the crowds, humidity, and haggling can certainly make a new visitor feel like they’re in a scene from The Human Centipede.

Epicurious • 1st November 2021

Spike Your Holidays With Boozy Fruit Compote

Rum pot, known as rumtopf in German, is a traditional compote dessert of fruits, rum, and sugar that captures the flavors of summer to be enjoyed in winter.

Lonely Planet • 29th September 2021

Love walking and cycling? You'll love getting around Amsterdam

Comfy footwear and a good sense of direction will get you far and wide in Amsterdam. It’s one of the easiest European cities to get around.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

The 10 best parks in Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s parks are much more than prime places to experience the Netherlands’ famous gardening skills – they embody the freedom, tolerance and laissez-faire attitude that this particular European city is all about.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

When's the best time to go to Amsterdam? Here's your month-by-month guide

With cobblestone lanes wrapped around arched bridges and canals, Amsterdam makes a charming city-stop at any time of year.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

Top 11 parks in Berlin

No city delivers on the freedom of urban oases quite like the German capital. Berlin, in all its gritty graffiti-and-techno glory, might not be the first location that comes to mind for green space. But almost half of the city is green, open space, including about 2500 public parks and gardens.

Die Zeit • 19th July 2021

Far From Home

What happens to a traveling master’s program when the world is in lockdown? Some students simply hit the the road digitally.

Wine Enthusiast • 8th April 2021

In the Philippines, Coconut Wine Is a Symbol of Pride and Resistance

Tuba is the favorite drink of those in the Philippines’ rural south, and especially in populous Visayan Islands like Leyte. Many Filipinos recognize tuba’s importance, thanks to its deep-rooted history and enduring social and cultural impact.

Babbel Magazine • 19th February 2021

Making Space For Europe’s Endangered Languages

On February 21, Mother Language Day promotes linguistic diversity and action against language discrimination. During the Covid-19 pandemic, language equality has become more important than ever.

The Telegraph • 22nd April 2018

Sliver of Germany's mighty gold stash goes on show for the first time

Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, has opened an exhibition of its hefty gold reserves after recalling half of its bullion from foreign vaults.

Culture Trip • 30th August 2019

Experience Multicultural Berlin Through These Local Heroes

Meet the DJ hosting Moscow house parties in Berlin, the mind behind a legendary noodle house and the shop owner fighting censorship with books.

October • 22nd October 2019

Black Female Brewers Are Reclaiming Craft Beer in South Africa

In South Africa’s black Xhosa and Zulu ethnicities, women were traditionally in charge of brewing umqombothi. Beer-making turned into a man's job during the industrial period, but now South Africa's craft beer scene is seeing young black females come up as brewmasters.

The Guardian • 3rd April 2020

A new form of house music: Berlin clubs livestream DJ sets

With bars, nightclubs and restaurants closed to slow the spread of Covid-19, nightlife in Berlin was expected to come to a halt. But no, the beats are still thumping. The city’s premier “virtual club” is now in session.

Reuters • 27th March 2020

'Cooking for heroes': Michelin-starred restaurant helps Berlin medics fight coronavirus

A Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin forced to close its doors by the coronavirus lockdown has turned its culinary skills to helping to feed doctors, nurses, policemen and firefighters who cannot work from home.

thrillist • 21st May 2019

Amsterdam's Red Light District is About to Change. Here's How Sex Workers Feel About It

Window prostitution has been practiced throughout the Netherlands since the end of the 19th century, but the city's recent ban on red-light tours is the first of its kind.

The Guardian • 9th May 2019

Berlin anti-gentrification activists fight to keep ... the local Aldi

The residents of Berlin’s Kreuzberg district have become renowned for their impassioned clashes against capitalism. Now, they’ve stepped up to defend an unexpected establishment: the local branch of Aldi, a supermarket with a €50bn annual turnover.

Reuters • 5th April 2019

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

The new Bauhaus museum opens its doors to the public for the first time in the east German city of Weimar on Saturday after three years of construction, giving admirers of the world-famous “form follows function” aesthetic a new place of pilgrimage.

Scoot • 1st February 2019

Mic's the Word

A dynamic spoken word scene is boldly reverberating in Malaysia's capital. Barbara Woolsey takes a seat in the audience and tunes in to the melodic strains of Kuala Lumpur's poetic underground.

thrillist • 18th October 2017

Why Young American Expats Flock to This Cheap Beach Paradise

There’s a village in Bali where American expats cavort on scooters, surf swells, and beach verandas all year round. No, this isn’t the Eat, Pray, Love crowd -- these are Silicon Valley exiters, social media influencers, artists, and miscellaneous “woke” folk living their best lives, as seen on Instagram.

The Guardian • 17th October 2017

Berlin’s popular Thai Park faces threat of closure

The iconic but illegal Preussenpark food market could become a victim of its own success as officials clamp down over hygiene and safety regulations.

Reuters • 20th April 2016

Germany marks 500 years of beer purity law

The sound of clinking glass fills the room as a monk inspects one of hundreds of beer bottles passing along the production line at Andechs monastery in Bavaria.

Vice Munchies • 2nd December 2016

The Rise of India’s Coffee Revolution

Indians have never been big coffee drinkers. Sure, the West's irreplaceable daily perk has existed in the South Asian country for centuries—as the story goes, those first prodigious beans were smuggled out of Yemen by an Indian Muslim saint around 600 years ago.

Bangkok Post • 21st October 2010

Burma's healthcare reaches crisis point

The health of people living in eastern Burma is among the worst in the world.