Bonjour et bienvenue en France! Hello, and welcome to France! Tonight we are going to explore one of my favorite countries in the world together, without leaving our own home. France is one of the most popular destinations for American tourists, and it’s easy to see why. Paris, the cultural capital of Europe, makes a…
Quarantine is now just about at its year point, which is kind of mind-blowing. Fortunately, the world has a lot of countries to visit by way of a virtual date night! This time around, we head to Mongolia, the big splotch of country between China and Russia that nobody seems to know much about outside…
Konichiwa! Welcome to Japan! If you were to swim west across the Pacific Ocean from almost any point on the West Coast of the United States, Japan is the first place you'd hit. So in that sense it's kind of a neighbor, but one more than 6,000 miles away! Tonight we are going to explore…
Memphis holds a special place in my heart. It was the first place I visited after starting The Royal Tour, and my first attempt at writing about a destination. (I think I've come pretty far in that respect.) Likewise, Memphis BBQ holds a special spot in my soul. Growing up largely keeping Kosher - the…
I'm blessed in my life to have a local Mexican restaurant that not only do I love, but is also owned by a close family friend. (Los Angeles folks, check out Joselito's, especially if you live in the San Fernando Valley or its environs.) So when Jose, the owner, auctioned off a zoom cooking class…
Sometimes a country is so wonderful that one date night won't do. Such is the case with Japan, one of my favorite places I've ever visited, and the country my family had planned to see in 2020 and now is hoping to reach in 2022. Do you remember our first Japanese date night? Well, this…
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, and a place I've never been but that has always been near the top of my wish list. The idea for this date night came when A and I watched a Netflix comedy special from Ari Eldjarn entitled "Pardon My Icelandic." Loving it - seriously, watch it -…
¡Hola! Bienvenido a México. Hello and welcome to Mexico, our southern neighbor! Tonight we are going to explore this amazing country from home by eating, learning, and doing. Did you know that more Americans visit Mexico than any other country in the world? It's true, and it's not even close! Part of that is how…
The year started off so well. Early January saw me off to Lisbon for the start of a three month jaunt through Portugal and Spain, with a stopover in Morocco. Or so went the plan. Portugal was magical. Spain was incredible. And then, a week into my three weeks in Barcelona before heading to Morocco,…
If there is truly a case of a single thing dictating a date night destination, this is it. Coming in, I knew basically nothing about El Salvador, outside of it leading the world in murders per capita. Oh, and pupusas. Pupusas, one of my favorite foods, light and fluffy, filled with yumminess and griddled to…