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Lindt Home of Chocolate in Kilchberg, Switzerland.

Visiting Lindt Home of Chocolate, Kilchberg: practical guide for first-timers

The Lindt Home of Chocolate is Switzerland's largest chocolate museum, housed in an award-winning building by architects Christ & Gantenbein in Kilchberg — a lakeside village roughly 20 minutes from central Zürich. The museum now sells out regularly. Walk-up entry is no longer a reliable…

The Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan.

Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama is an interactive museum dedicated to the invention of instant ramen and the life of Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin Food Products. It's located at 2-3-4 Shinko, Naka-ku, in Yokohama's Minato Mirai waterfront district. This guide covers opening hours, ticket…

Rome pasta cooking class vs Prati food tour: which should you book?

One puts an apron on you and teaches you to make ravioli from scratch. The other walks you through a neighbourhood of gourmet shops, letting Rome do the cooking. Both are run by the same operator — here's how to choose between them. Of all…

Beetroot. Australians, tragically, think it's OK to put this on a burger.

Why do Australians put beetroot in burgers?

Whether it’s negligence, poor taste or pure evil, Australians often put slices of beetroot in burgers. Be prepared to ask for a burger without beetroot when you order. There comes a terrible time in every visitor’s trip to Australia when they encounter the terrorist attacks…

Lao barbecue at Lao-Lao Garden, Luang Prabang: What to expect from this hands-on dining experience

Tucked into the hills of Luang Prabang, Lao-Lao Garden serves a wildly interactive Lao barbecue that turns dinner into equal parts cooking, theatre and communal ritual. First impressions of a Lao barbecue in Luang Prabang I don’t profess to being a world-renowned expert on barbecues.…

The Kayenta Burger King in north-east Arizona, home to a small museum about the Navajo code-talkers.

Kayenta Burger King, Arizona: The Navajo code talkers story hidden behind a Whopper

At the Kayenta Burger King, a routine fast food stop in north-eastern Arizona unexpectedly reveals the extraordinary wartime story of the Navajo code talkers and their role in the Second World War. Why Kayenta is usually a place to pass through Kayenta, with the best…

The Douglas D3 plane outside McDonald's Taupo.

Taupo McDonald’s plane restaurant: New Zealand’s strangest fast food stop

Set against Lake Taupo and surrounded by adventure tourism, the Taupo McDonald’s plane restaurant is an unlikely curiosity. This piece explores why a converted Second World War aircraft has become one of the town’s most talked-about stops. Scepticism about McDonald’s as a destination I don’t…

Port Lincoln adventures: Shark-diving, Fresh Fish Place & Coffin Bay oysters

At Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, tour options include shark cave diving, visiting the Coffin Bay oyster farms and seeing behind the scenes in the hugely lucrative seafood business. The journey towards the Neptune Islands The fish that most have come to see…

The Maheno shipwreck on 75 Mile Beach, K'gari, Queensland.

6 reasons to visit K’gari, Queensland

K’gari – formerly known as Fraser Island – is one of the highlights of a road trip up the Queensland coast. Here are six things to look out for while booking your K’gari tour or accommodation. The rainforest at Central Station K’gari may be the…

A chocolate-making demonstration at Choco-Story Bruges.

Discovering Belgian chocolate’s history at Choco-Story in Bruges

Belgian chocolates have a reputation for extremely high quality, and a stroll down Steenstraat in Bruges proves why. The Choco-Story museum reveals the fascinating history of chocolate and why Belgian pralines are among the best in the world. Chocolate shops on Steenstraat in Bruges Do…