By Vicky Hampton St. Augustine – north Florida’s quintessential beach destination – is proud to be known as America’s oldest city. And this is everywhere in evidence in the downtown area: the old-timey... The post 8 Off-the-beaten-track Restaurants in St. Augustine, Florida appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton I’d had Kafé Kontrast on my list to try for several months, and finally made it to this casual Ceintuurbaan cafe last weekend. According to its website, it has Swedish... The post Amsterdam restaurant review: Kafé Kontrast appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton In a world where, more and more often, work and travel go hand in hand, digital nomads have practically become the new norm. With a laptop as their office and... The post The Digital Nomad’s Guide to Online Safety (partner content) appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton When four of my closest friends all announced they were leaving Amsterdam and moving to Stockholm in January 2021, I was pretty devastated. After a year of lockdowns, my friendship... The post A Foodie’s Guide to Stockholm Restaurants appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton Some of you may know I have a partnership with GPSmyCity, which is essentially an app that enables you to do self-guided walking tours of destinations all over the world... The post GPSmyCity Giveaway: Foodie travel guides now available as apps appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton I don’t think you need to be in a relationship (or even dating) to appreciate the romance of Amsterdam. You can go on a date with the city all by... The post Romantic restaurants in Amsterdam: from dinner date to high tea appeared first on Amsterdam Foodie ..read more

By Vicky Hampton When you think of bars in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital and the northernmost city in the Baltic states, you might think of strong liquor to warm the soul through the cold winters. Or you might think of hand-achingly huge pitchers of local lager with which to celebrate the white nights of summer. And while both of these are true, it was the wine culture in Tallinn that particularly surprised and impressed me. Estonian wine making Not only will you find some fantastic wine bars in Tallinn, but Estonia also has its own wine-making culture. When you consider how far north the country ..read more

By Vicky Hampton This article was first published in July 2021 and was updated in July 2024. I’d been to Lille once before… it could be 10 years ago, it could be 20. Either way, I didn’t remember much about it and I didn’t have particularly high expectations. The only reason I was going to Lille at all was because northern France was the easiest place for my entire family – coming from England, Belgium and the Netherlands respectively – to get to without having to quarantine in the midst of the second year of the pandemic. We hadn’t seen each other in 18 months – the location was pretty much i ..read more

By Vicky Hampton I didn’t have many expectations of Tallinn – capital of Estonia, the northernmost Baltic country on the border with Russia. And yet this quiet, compact, clean and efficient city enchanted me. Its walled, cobbled Old Town is much like many others throughout Europe, but the relative lack of tourists make it far more enjoyable to explore. The Kalamaja neighbourhood to the north is a combination of traditional wooden workers’ homes, hipster street art and modern docklands. While surrounding the centre and to the east in Kadriorg Park, there’s so much green that Tallinn is also par ..read more

By Vicky Hampton If Italian wines aren’t enough to wrap your head around, Sardinian wine needs its own chapter. The island is kept constantly cool (or at least cooler than many places at the same latitude) by the endless breezes blowing off the Tyrrhenian Sea. That means the whites are much fresher and more mineral, and the reds far less jammy, than you might imagine for such a Mediterranean climate. There are also a whopping 120 grape varieties that are native to Sardinia. And while you’ll find some international staples and several Italian favourites, there are plenty you won’t find anywhere ..read more