Ibiza

Ibiza

Almost a synonym for “party”, Ibiza is internationally known for its nightlife greatness and its beautiful mediterranean beaches. It houses more than 100 miles of coastline with more than 50 beaches, innumerable restaurants and bars.

Ibiza’s crystal clear waters are perfect for watersports enthusiasts. Visit Playa d’en Bossa for the best water adventures jet skiing and flying like a superhero with a water hoverboard. For the best places for cliff diving, visit San Antonio and ask for tour packages to have the best of times. You can also practice windsurfing, parasailing, kayaking, scuba diving, wakeboarding, and deep sea fishing.

Visit Ibiza’s Upper Town or Eivissa Dalt Vila, which is the oldest area in the island. Here, you can meet the 14th century cathedral of Santa Maria d’Eivissa, Ibiza’s harbor, and the Necropolis of Puig des Molins, a traditional burial cemetery. This part of town has been named by UNESCO as World Heritage for its beautiful architecture.

For nature lovers, the small island of Es Vedra is a uninhabited reserve where visitors can find beautiful local flora and fauna. Enjoy spectacular sunsets, practice trekking, and take pleasure in the mysticism of this magnificent natural place, famous for UFO sighting.

Ibiza is the perfect destination for party lovers, but it also offers so many natural sites worth visiting. Be sure to book your trip on time to enjoy everything you want to in this little but vast island. We assure you won’t regret visiting this incredible Spanish destination.

Auckland

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Auckland, New Zealand is the perfect place to visit if you are travelling with kids. This beautiful city has amazing activities to enjoy in a family trip, from theme parks, to amazing museums and beautiful beaches.

Enjoy as many parks as you want, because Auckland has 26 regional parks to find a perfect place for a picnic, or explore nature and practice some sports. Meet the dense and beautiful local rainforest, or learn about the landscapes and natural diversity in Ambury Regional Park, Auckland Botanic Gardens, Hunua Regional Park, Shakespear Regional Park, just to mention a few.

You can also enjoy the stunning beaches in the area, such as Matakana and Orewa, or amazing islands like Hauraki Gulf Islands and Oneroa. In these beaches you can enjoy a family barbecue, surf, swim with local fauna, snorkel, or practice kayaking.

Be sure not to miss the Wynyard Quarter, a recently opened waterfront space where you can enjoy a meal while watching your kids having the time of their lives in the marine-themed park. Auckland is full of possibilities to have a great time anywhere in the region. We guarantee you will not have any time-out in your schedule.

Icelandic Hákarl

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This national dish is translated to treated shark and it is literally a Greenland shark that has been cured with a particular fermentation and that has been drying for five months. This is one of the least tasteful dishes in the world and, even chefs and strange cuisine connoisseurs such as Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay dislike it. It is known to be an acquired taste dish because of its particularly strong smell of ammonia and fish.

 

The shark is left underground to ferment with its own internal fluids to be drained, making the meat safe to eat. First-timers are advised to pinch their nose while eating the first bite because the smell is so strong it could make them gag or vomit. Even though eating Hákarl could be disgusting for some tourists, locals consider it a delicacy and enjoying it is associated with strength and courage.

Vietnamese Raw Blood Soup

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The Vietnamese Tiet Cahn is a soup prepared with goose, duck, pig blood, and meat. The fresh blood is collected in a bowl and mixed with fish sauce to avoid premature coagulation. Meat such as duck innards are cooked with peanuts and herbs, such as coriander and mint. The blood mixture is diluted with watery broth from the previously cooked meat and it is served so the blood can set.
 

This dish is considered a great protein-rich breakfast in Vietnam, but in other countries it is considered a very dangerous meal due to the H5N1 bird flu virus that the blood can carry. Even the vietnamese government is trying to make this dish illegal to sell.
 

Mexican Huitlacoche

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Known as a traditional delicacy in Mexico, huitlacoche is technically a fungus that grows in bad crops of corn over the rainy seasons. It appears in form of gray tumors around the cob and can grow almost in every part of the world, but it is considered a terrible pest that causes the loss of the whole plantation.
 

This fungus is used to prepare tacos, quesadillas, crepes, gorditas, soups, and creams. It is better served with cheese. It has high levels of nutritional values in amino acids, and essential fatty acids. The origins of this dish come from the pre-hispanic era and it is considered one of the most delicious foods in this country.

 

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Korean Beondegi

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Sold in any popular market in Korea, this national treat tastes like chestnuts, soy beans, and mushrooms. Even though it has a particular nutty taste, beondegi is nothing else than silk worm larvae boiled. Its smell is very strong, memorable, and very appealing. This rich meal in proteins is better accompanied with drinks after work. Usually, it is cooked with sugar and soy sauce until they are soft enough not to crunch.
 

These larvae live and eat the inside of trees, so one can distinguish certain woody smell during the preparation. Beondegi can be also found canned in any supermarket, and even though they are very popular among koreans, tourists don’t quite well enjoy the taste of this worms.

French escargots à la bourguignonne

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Probably one of the most famous dishes in french cuisine, this small cooked snails are still an exotic food worth mention. Typically, escargots are prepared with melted garlic and parsley butter, but the preparation can vary depending on the restaurant or country. They are better served with wine and chicken soup in France, but in Italy and Greece snails are often prepared in other dishes such as pasta and sauces.
 

Studies suggest that near the Mediterranean, humans have been eating snails for nearly 30,000 years. Escargots are typically served in dishes with small indentations for each snail, and special tools to hold the shells and eat the snail.

Chinese Starfish

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Through the chinese markets it is possible to find the most unlikely snacks in the world. Chinese locals are fond of fried bugs and animals that are not often considered food, such as starfish. Even though some species can be specially poisonous and unsanitary, in China it doesn’t appear to matter at all.

 

The outer shell of the starfish has a typical fried taste to it, but the interior of the animal is the strange flavoured and textured. With a soft pasty texture, the inside of the starfish tastes like strong seafood. If the taste of fish is not appealing to you, you can try also scorpions on a stick.