Some of these restaurants are so small and so good that they either do not have, or simply do not need, a website. Here are six spots we recommend to travelers.
Driving the beautiful winding back roads of Georgia's remote western region of Imereti is a real joy, though it isn't something you'd normally link to a religious experience.
The Greek islands! This was a bucket-list trip, made all the more precious after a long pandemic travel drought. I'd already been to Athens, so on this trip it was the islands that drew me in, above all the chance to see those gorgeous cliffside houses on Santorini.
On the night of 13 August 1961, the East German army began stringing more than 48 km of barbed wire through the heart of Berlin, splitting the city into two starkly different halves.
For many years, Budapest has been a first-class haven for music lovers, drawing the finest musicians from all over the world.
If an artist were to paint a map of Azerbaijan, its southernmost stretch would be covered in green tea gardens and citrus bushes, with a coastline dotted by picturesque lighthouses.
Since it opened on 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been the centrepiece of Sydney Harbour, drawing millions of visitors every year.
For more than a century, a secret imperial palace complex loomed over Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, sealed off to everyone except the country's leaders and the troops who guarded them.
"Le pain qui chante", or "the bread that sings", is a phrase French bakers use, and it is one of the telltale signs of a perfectly baked baguette.
Several hours before sunrise in Van, a city in the far east of Turkey framed by hills and a scenic lake, preparations for the most important meal of the day are already underway.
The internet and other sources are full of guesses about where bubble tea came from. But one tea shop and one woman are, by common consensus, the real, rightful creators of this hugely popular drink.
Since Thailand is 95% Buddhist, Bangkok is naturally home to hundreds of temples, known in Thai as "wats".
World-famous Ocean Drive is one of the best-known stretches of Miami Beach, but with its neon lights and sidewalk cafes serving beer-garitas for two, it isn't exactly known as an upscale destination.
Portugal's Silver Coast and the rest of the Centro region surrounding Nazare are home to almost undiscovered treasures that are unfairly ignored by tourists, who usually visit only Lisbon or the wine country around Oporto in the north of the country.
This is falconry in Abu Dhabi, an ancient tradition that has survived into the modern age and is now open to visitors who come to the emirate in search of richer cultural experiences.
