My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/HtVcztRQmls

Enjoy! ( )

Oh. My. Word.

Since I have been stuck on my couch and really haven’t gone anywhere due to the pandemic that shall not be named I really needed a book like this. It’s big. Full of bold, glorious photos of all of the places I want to go when one can go again.

And then there is the food. Food is half of the fun of travel isn’t it? Now, some food in some places is not food I am going to try but that doesn’t mean that I don’t read about it. I love to cook only seconded by going out to eat.

Sitting with this book in my lap – which I have done more than once since it arrived – is pure escape for me. Just what I need living in my little city so far away from anything exotic.

I know I will be turning to it in the depths of winter when I need to journey to a place where to food is exotic and the temperatures are warm. ( )

I stumbled across this book on the new book shelf at the library and knew that I had to pick it up. It's more of a coffee table book than one which you would read from cover to cover. It is filled with delightful foods from different countries around the world. There are several "top ten" lists scattered thoughout the book such as the top ten cheese tours of France, the top ten Saint's Feasts Days (as celebrated in various places around the world), and the top ten kitchen gardens. It's a delightful and well-illustrated book that is sure to please any foodie who enjoys traveling or any traveler who enjoys eating. While I've sampled the offerings at only a fraction of the places mentioned, it was fun to see some and say, "I've been there." ( )

I purchased this book on sale for $26.00 and what a bargain! Beautiful pictures (it is Nat Geo after all), useful travel tips, lists of online resources for further research, tasty recipes and detailed descriptions of exotic foods and locations. If you love food and/or travel, you want this book. It's both a delight and a useful reference. ( )