Cooking and Touring on the Amalfi Coast

        This six day /five night private tour starts and ends in Naples. On the way you will get three cooking lessons (with an interpreter on hand) with three different chefs.   In between cooking lessons take a boat trip along the Amalfi coast, visit the 2000 year old ruins at Pompeii, visit the sights and history [...]

Paris Gourmet Foodie Tours

        Ooh la la – if you have a few hours, or a few days, to spare in Paris you could join one of these fabulous gourmet foodie tours.   4 Day / 3 night Parisian Gourmet Tour Described as a ‘food-lovers tour of Paris’ you get three nights accommodation in a [...]

Gourmet China

    A 15 day tour from Beijing to Xian, Shanghai, Chengdu, Yangshuo, Gaungzhou and Hong Kong, exploring the exotic cuisines along the way. join a culinary market tour and cooking class in Beijing dumpling dinner feast in Xian taste the French-Chinese fusion cuisine of Shanghai take a Sichuan cooking class in Chengdu also visit the [...]

Flavours of Italy

      This Trafalgar tour has several foodie highlights as part of a 10-day trip from Rome to Venice. With time to sightsee and shop in Florence, Pisa, Parma, Tuscany, Umbria and Venice along the way. Stop off at Greve to visit a wine and olive oil outlet for tastings of chianti and beautiful local oils Spend a day [...]

Slow Food At Sea – and after

    Here’s another fantastic food opportunity with Silversea, the luxury cruise company.   Silversea have brought the Slow Food concept in to all their La Terrazza restaurants – there’s one on each ship. If you’re into food you will already know about the Slow Food movement, which encompasses the holistic aspect of food from its growing and [...]

Paris & Provence

    11 day coach tour through Paris and Provence   Start with three days in Paris where you will have plenty of time to explore the city sights. Paris also has a big list of local markets in various arrondissements on varying days. Start your food indulgence wandering the streets of the Left Bank. Then catch the [...]

Flavours of Vietnam

    13 day fully inclusive Cooking Tour through Vietnam   Wander down through Vietnam with several days in Hanoi and Halong Bay before flying down to Hue and Hoi An. Then its through to Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta. Along the way you will shop in local markets for fresh ingredients learn of [...]

L’Ecole des Chefs on Silversea Cruises

      Cooking School on Silversea Cruises   On select voyages (19 of them through 2012), Silversea guests can experience a unique cooking school concept at the first Relais & Châteaux L’École des Chefs at sea.  A tantalising list of culinary events has been designed exclusively for Silversea by Relais & Châteaux. Witness culinary vision [...]

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    It is a privilege to travel for pleasure. When we travel we invariably visit other people's islands, countries and homes. This can have an impact on their lives, for better or worse. We try to ensure that the travel we offer respects the local people, their culture, livelihoods and their environment, wherever they may live, and that their world is a better place for having had us visit.