It’s Never Too Hot to Appreciate Fresh, Hot Bread

Breakfast at its best in Khobar, Saudi Arabia | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Invasion of a River Giant

After a devastating flood breached a fish farm in Peru in the 70s, the paiche has invaded a quarter of Bolivia’s Amazon, upending a delicate ecosystem and remaking a regional economy. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

You could work without fear as a journalist in America. Not anymore.

The killing of journalists in Maryland comes at a time when hostility against journalists is increasing around the world—including here at home. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

How Chattanooga Got Its Whiskey Back

When it opened in 2015, it was the city’s first legal distillery in 100 years---since Prohibition. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

23 Things to Know Before you Go to Freetown, Sierra Leone

How to get around, how to dress, and how to eat mangoes: a guide to Sierra Leone’s capital city. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

How breaking bread can help fight Trump’s travel ban

Food provides a safe and neutral entry point to connect with people and countries that seem alien to us. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Vanishing Dance

Kohomba Kankariya, which originated in the Kandy region of Sri Lanka before the fifth century, is at the risk of disappearing. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A Toast to Absent Friends and a Disappearing Wine Tradition

Here in the Sierra de Gata, the last stop before Spain becomes Portugal, olives, pigs, and the vine have long formed the holy trinity of food production. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Two Most Beautiful Words in Doughnut Language

Many love the Cle Elum Bakery for its French loaves, but savvy drivers facing a snowstorm check the glass case first. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Between Gods and the Government

India’s government has committed to rebuilding indigenous faiths in the country’s northeast, which has helped tribal religions gain new ground. But that has come at a price. Ariel Sophia Bardi reports from Arunachal Pradesh. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Japanese Oranges Are Not Like Other Oranges

After a lot of careful inspection, my mom picked up two "Dekopon," a Japanese-developed hybrid known for their sweetness. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

R&K Insider: A long journey from Michigan to Mexico

This week on Roads & Kingdoms, we published an interview with a photographer who followed a family that was sent back to Mexico after living in the United States for 20 years. Plus, a look at Russia through the lens of soccer. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A Revolution Betrayed

Forty years after the civil war ended in Nicaragua, young people have flooded streets across the nation to protest against the government led by a former revolutionary leader. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Deported: A Q&A with Rachel Woolf

Michigan-based photographer Rachel Woolf documents a mother's deportation—and her family's struggle to adjust to a new life in Mexico. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Everything We Hope for: Savory, Spicy, Crispy, and Chewy All At Once

A toast to the labor of love that is akki roti. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Russia’s relationship with soccer: It’s complicated

The World Cup may not cure all of Russia' soccer problems, but it has certainly led to conversations about how the country can start fixing them. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Navigating the Minefield of Slovakian Drinking Etiquette

The hills of the Male Karpaty have a respectable history of winemaking, though it’s not well-known outside Slovakia. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Prawn Hunters of Palamós

In a small town in Catalonia, a group of fishermen exerts a gargantuan effort every day to win their bread – by searching for small prawns deep in the sea. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Over Breakfast, Hoping for Small Changes in Saudi Arabia

People of all socio-economic classes in Saudi Arabia eat it. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Going to Russia for the World Cup? We’re here to help.

We sent a small R&K team to Russia as it geared up for the world’s biggest sports party. The result is a couple of seriously smart city guides to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Lord of the Mangrove: Q&A with Felipe Jacome

Photographer Felipe Jacome documented life among the mangroves of northern Ecuador and went back to hang canvas prints from the trees. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Thankfully, Grandma Didn’t Discriminate When it Came to Swine

Grandma believed no dish was complete without five dollops of sour cream. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

In Lisbon, A Stew for the Homesick Cape Verdean Soul

There is one dish that is Cape Verdean to the bone: cachupa. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

So you think you know Salumi?

To eat like an Italian, you have to know the cured meat cuts. We're here to help. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Skeptical About This Hangover-Free Palm Wine, But At Least It Comes With Soup

Palm wine and pepper soup is a sophisticated balance of heat and comfort—much like Lagos. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Taco Truck is Where the Action Is

Where to grab breakfast in Lone Pine, California. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Our tribute to Italy—and to Anthony Bourdain

As we’re all still staggered by the loss, we are grateful that we have the last book in our series to offer as a humble tribute. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Burrata Brothers

Vito, Paolo, and Angelo Dicecca have traveled to more than 60 different countries in total—in an unwitting effort to show the world that good mozzarella is more about craft than country. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

PASTA, PANE, VINO

A travelogue, a patient investigation of Italy’s cuisine, a loving profile of the everyday heroes who bring Italy to the table. Learn more about Roads & Kingdoms' latest book. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

How Anthony Bourdain helped bring Roads & Kingdoms’ book on Italy to life

It started, like our previous deep dives into Japan and Spain, with two words: Dear Tony. Read the correspondence. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

In Memory of Anthony Bourdain

Through conversations over food and drinks, Bourdain brought the world—and the joys and hardships of that world—into our living rooms. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Taste of Ramadan in Nigeria

Making moi moi during Ramadan in a Nigerian home is an act of faith, much like fasting itself. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Shitty But We Love It: Cheburechnaya Druzhba

Cheburek is one of those great feats of Central Asian product engineering—stewed meat that comes with its own carrying case. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Shitty But We Love it: Pyshki

Line up for Soviet-style donuts at Pyshechnaya | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Getting Online in Saint Petersburg

You don’t want cyberwar. You just want to be able to Instagram the s*** out of this beautiful city. We can help. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

In Transit: All Aboard The Sapsan

A speedy journey from Saint Petersburg to Moscow. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Walking Tour: Central Moscow from the Arbat to the Kremlin

A journey from one of the Russian capital’s oldest streets to its newest park. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Know before you go down. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

GTFO: Kronstadt

Get out on the water. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A History of Moscow in 13 Dishes

War, hunger, and some of the world’s great doomed social experiments all changed the way that Moscow eats. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Perfect Dish: The Moscow Burrata

Burrata is a perfect creamy canvas. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

21 Things to Know Before You Go to Moscow

A primer on traveling well in Russia’s swaggering capital. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Perfect Dish: Koryushka

When in season, the smell of Koryushka frying and the light cucumber scent of their skin fill Saint Petersburg. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Getting Online in Moscow

Russia has excellent internet. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Walking Tour: Saint Petersburg

Coffee, art, war games: a land-based slice of Russia’s northern city. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

18 Things to Know Before You Go to Saint Petersburg

Water, water everywhere, and lots to eat and drink. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Real Great Gatsby is a Sandwich the Size of a Baby Goat

This morning I don’t want another vegan muffin. I want a Gatsby. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Story of the common man: Q&A with Rajesh K.C.

R&K speaks to the artist behind one of Nepal's most recognizable political cartoons. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago