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It’s been a while since Kiribati! I cooked Kazakhstan’s dish and wrote it up in February, but I somehow failed to save the document,...

Afghanistan’s cuisine takes elements from its neighbours: spices from India, herbs from Iran, and central Asia and Afghanistan have...

Mongolia is that space between Russia and China, a vast plateau of desert and grasslands, where nomadic peoples rode horses and...

It’s only a short trip across the Persian Gulf from Iran to the country in the world that most looks like Darth Vadar. Kuwait has no...

This post is dedicated to the women of Iran Iran was known as Persia until 1935 when it was renamed to be more inclusive towards the...

Syria is home to one of the most ancient civilisations on Earth and the capital, Damascus, is thought to be the oldest city in the world....

Not many countries can boast stunning scenery, fascinating history, rich cultural heritage, incredible value tailor-made suits and world...

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as it exists today, is a young country but a land with a wealth of history. Jordan forms part of the...

The tiny Kingdom of Bhutan hides away quietly between Tibet and the Assam-Bengal Plain of India, separated from Tibet by the majestic...

Laos was once known as The Kingdom of a Million Elephants. Sadly, it should now be called The Kingdom of 800 Elephants due to poaching...

Russia spans ELEVEN time zones. This must be so complicated. Whenever you buy a train ticket, you need to be sure what time zone the...

Indonesia is made up of thousands of islands, with over 900 being permanently inhabited. I can’t stop thinking about the logistics of...

I would have struggled to point out Kyrgyzstan on a map before this blog, and I definitely wouldn’t have put a Z in it. It borders...

“Whatever you do Jen, if you want to do it in true Georgia style, you will need to get shit-faced.” A colleague, 2020. The supra is a...

My excitement levels for this went full circle and morphed into overwhelming anxiety! Not only are there 1.4 BILLION people eating...

Really? How is this my first country?! My enthusiasm for the project has just died! I’m writing a food blog about somewhere where there’s...