the Wandering Hedonist

  • Home
  • Food Porn
  • Destinations
    • Western Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • England
      • France
      • Germany
      • Ireland
      • Italy
      • The Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Spain
    • Eastern Europe
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Bulgaria
      • Croatia
      • Montenegro
      • Romania
      • Serbia
    • Oceania
      • Australia
    • North America
      • Canada
      • Mexico
      • United States
        • Arizona
        • Arkansas
        • California
        • District of Columbia
        • Idaho
        • Illinois
        • Indiana
        • Iowa
        • Kentucky
        • Louisiana
        • Maryland
        • Michigan
        • Minnesota
        • Montana
        • Nevada
        • New Jersey
        • New York
        • Ohio
        • Oregon
        • Pennsylvania
        • South Dakota
        • Tennessee
        • Texas
        • Utah
        • Washington
        • West Virginia
        • Wisconsin
        • Wyoming
    • Latin America
      • Belize
    • Asia
      • India
      • Japan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
  • Restaurants
  • Spirits
  • About Me
  • Day 0
  • Day 0 trip/ Spain/ Travel

    Day 880 – El Puerto de Santa María, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 3)

  • Day 0 trip/ Spain/ Travel

    Day 875 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 2)

  • Day 0 trip/ Spain/ Travel

    Day 871 – Jerez de la Frontera – The Sherry Triangle (part 1)

  • Day 0 trip/ Spain/ Travel

    Day 869 – Cádiz, Spain – One of the oldest cities in western Europe.

  • Food Porn/ Restaurants/ Spain

    Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)

  • Day 0 trip/ Food Porn/ Travel

    Day 848 – Seville, Spain – The Best Tapas in Seville

  • Day 0 trip/ Thailand/ Travel

    Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – The Buddhist Temples of Northern Thailand

  • Day 0 trip/ Food Porn/ Thailand

    The Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai

  • Food Porn/ Restaurants/ Thailand

    Cuisine de Garden – January 22, 2022 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

  • Day 0 trip/ Thailand/ Travel

    Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields

Older Posts
Newer Posts

Get updates for new posts.

Don't miss out on new food porn and travel stories! Subscribe below.

About the Wandering Hedonist

About the Wandering Hedonist

After 15 years as a design professional in Seattle, I’m dropping out of the cubicle life to vagabond around the world and hopefully discover a new way to be.

Join me on my three year reboot, to explore, question, and discover, both the world and myself.

Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)

 

You can also find me here:

Latest Posts

Day 924 – Matera, Italy – (Part 1) – Sassi di Matera – An ancient city of troglodytes

Bros – May 4, 2022 (Lecce, Italy)

Day 919 – The Amalfi Coast, Italy – Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello

Day 915 – Sorrento, Italy – A cute cliffside lemon town.

Day 907 – Naples, Italy – A riot of chaos, diversity, and fold up street pizza.

the_wandering_hedonist
A great discovery in Amalfi. Smoke provola, pance A great discovery in Amalfi. Smoke provola, pancetta, and olives with caponata napoletana. While eating lunch in Amalfi, a cruise ship had recently landed so the main square was absolutely polluted with tourists. It was unmanageably crowded for us so we took a turn down a narrow alley and found a less popular part of town and ran into this little deli with no one around it. I asked the deli guy what he would eat and he made us one of the best sandwiches we have had in a while. A crusty white bun, pancetta, whole olives, and smoked provola, which was an amazing discovery. Provola is like a fresh mozzarella but a bit more aged while still being soft and wet. It’s then smoked so you get a really fresh cheese with big smoke flavor. It was amazing. I bought an entire round of it later and took a good 2 weeks to finish it. I also tried a caponata napoletana, sort of a local bread salad with olives, tomatoes, and anchovies. Not to be confused with the Sicilian caponata which is entirely different (even though you can literally see Sicily from Amalfi). Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com . . . #food #foodphotography #foodblog #foodblogger #foodporn #chef #culinarychefs #gastroart #gastroporn #chefslife #foodartchefs #goodfoodgallery #greatplates #grateplates #instafood #foodarts #foodie #foodgasm #foodpics #foodphoto #gastronomy #instafoodie #foodpic #caponatanapoletana #caponata #sandwich #amalfi #italy #amalficoast #provola
Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adv Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #ravellotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #ravello #italy #amalficoast #mountaintown #southernitaly #italiancoast #puppy
Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adv Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #ravellotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #ravello #italy #amalficoast #mountaintown #southernitaly #italiancoast #puppy
Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adv Ravello, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #ravellotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #ravello #italy #amalficoast #mountaintown #southernitaly #italiancoast #seaside
Amalfi, Italy. The fountain at the center of town Amalfi, Italy. The fountain at the center of town in front of the cathedral. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #amalfitravel #italytravel #photooftheday #amalfi #italy #amalficoast #fountain #southernitaly #italiancoast #seaside
Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my ad Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #positanotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #positano #italy #amalficoast #amalfi #southernitaly #italiancoast #seaside
Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my ad Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #positanotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #positano #italy #amalficoast #amalfi #southernitaly #italiancoast #seaside
Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my ad Positano, Italy. The Amalfi Coast. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #positanotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #positano #italy #amalficoast #amalfi #southernitaly #italiancoast #seaside
Sorrento, Italy. Delizie al limone. Follow my ad Sorrento, Italy. Delizie al limone. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #sorrentotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #sorrento #italy #dessert #cake # Delizieallimone #lemon #lemoncake
Sorrento, Italy. Follow my adventures in vagabon Sorrento, Italy. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #sorrentotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #sorrento #italy #sunset #sunsets #sunsetlovers #sunsetporn #sunset_madness
Sorrento, Italy. A tiny Fiat puttering along the Sorrento, Italy. A tiny Fiat puttering along the tiny Sorrento streets. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #sorrentotravel #italytravel #photooftheday #sorrento #italy #fiat #oldtown #sorrentostreets #tinycar #italiano
Naples, Italy. Graffiti in Naples. When it comes Naples, Italy. Graffiti in Naples. When it comes to volume, ubiquity, or sheer size, I can’t think of another city with more graffiti than Naples. There’s the whole gamut of tags to intricate graffiti names to full multistory murals down every inch of the main roads of old town. Some alleys are covered entirely. And no one seems to really be covering them up. There’s a boldness that says that no one really cares that I’m spray painting this wall. And with that amount of time comes great pieces. I noticed many of the same artists active in Florence and Rome had pieces here too. And lots of new work. There was a Banksy that a local restaurant had installed a glass cabinet over to protect it with a large plaque. Not the only street pieces I saw protected by plexiglas installed by some business. I took so many photos. Here are only a small selection. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #naplestravel #italytravel #photooftheday #naples #italy #graffiti #streetart #naplesstreetart #graffitiphotography #graffitiporn
Naples, Italy. Walking down Via dei Tribunali. N Naples, Italy. Walking down Via dei Tribunali. North of Spaccanapoli running parallel is Via dei Tribunali, once the middle central Roman street of Decumanus Maggiore. It has a similar spirit as Spaccanapoli but with a bit wider streets and a constant stream of cars weaving with the scooters blazing down tiny streets skimming pedestrians by mere inches and not slowing down a bit. You’ll find some of the bigger attractions here like the original Sorbillo pizzeria and the entrance to Christmas Alley, lots of tour groups following people with numbered flags, and a bit less of the hips bars, but it’s definately worth the time to explore. It’s connected to Spaccanapoli by a series of narrow north/south allies and tunnels that have a lot of derelict charm.. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #naplestravel #italytravel #photooftheday #naples #italy #ViadeiTribunali #citystreets #naplesstreets #streetscenes #italiano
Naples, Italy. Walking the Spaccanapoli. Spaccan Naples, Italy. Walking the Spaccanapoli. Spaccannapoli is the colloquial term for a narrow street that cuts straight through the heart of Naples Old District. A madness of claustrophobic congestion and layered antiquity. Tiny hip bars, pizza joints, and salumerias edged in on all sides by tourist shops and trinket salesmen, dotted with puzzle-piece squares with old statues and decaying churches, the burr and ganky honks of scooters zipping through the crowds at dangerous speeds, tourists and locals alike, a steamy hodge-podge soup of every type of thing all at once. The messy complex heart of Naples. Spaccanapoli means literally “Naples splitter” and is the lowest of the original 3 east/west streets or decumani of the Roman city of Neapolis then called Decumanus Inferiore. The modern street name is Via Benedetto Croce. This street along with the Decumanus Maggiore and Decumanus Superiore were crossed with many north/south streets forming the city’s original grid. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #naplestravel #italytravel #photooftheday #naples #italy #Spaccanapoli #citystreets #naplesstreets #streetscenes #italiano
Rigatoni con la pajata. Rome, Italy. This was on Rigatoni con la pajata. Rome, Italy. This was one of those uniquely Roman dishes that I read about online and had to seek out. The intestines of an unweaned calf are removed with the undigested mother’s milk left inside, then tied in loops and cut to form small circular sausages of a sort. When cooked the dairy and the rennet from the half digested milk form a type of ricotta-like cheese inside. The loops are usually cooked in a tomato sauce and served with a pasta, in this case rigatoni. I’m usually a champion of offal in all of its forms. It’s delicious and if you’re going to eat meat, I think its essentially moral to do so. But I have to admit there was something about the mother’s milk in this one that kind of got to me. Don’t get me wrong, it was pretty tasty. I can certainly see why the dish is so popular in Rome. And it’s just a personal mental block that I need to overcome, not a comment on the dish. I did eat several of them and gave it a shot but there was a lingering uneasiness. I suppose the same uneasiness other feels at many of the dishes I enjoy. Maybe next time. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com . . . #food #foodphotography #foodblog #foodblogger #foodporn #chef #culinarychefs #gastroart #gastroporn #chefslife #foodartchefs #goodfoodgallery #greatplates #grateplates #instafood #foodarts #foodie #foodgasm #foodpics #foodphoto #gastronomy #instafoodie #foodpic #pajata #Rigatoniconlapajata #offal #rome #italy #quintoquarto #romancuisine
Strozzapreti carbonara at Osteria Da Fortunata. R Strozzapreti carbonara at Osteria Da Fortunata. Rome, Italy. This place made my list for handmade pasta. It was only a few blocks from our apartment and we stopped by on our way to the Pantheon. There was a decent line. Pretty much the entire time we were there. We waited maybe a half hour or more in the sun and then we were at our table. I wasn’t sure at first but this place was definitely worth the wait. In the window you can watch the pasta being made by hand. Of special interest was the house strozzapreti. I chose this place for my carbonara experience and I wasn’t disappointed. We started with the puntarelle con acciughe, a salad of fresh Catalonian chicory shoots, stripped of leaves and dressed with a few cured anchovies on top and a second mixed salad. We were craving greens. For the pasta, strozzapreti carbonara, a traditional carbonara with a handmade pasta, essentially an enlongated cavatelli literally translated as “priest-strangler”. Perfect for carrying the rich carbonara sauce. And then for the secondi, Katy ordered the rabbit cacciatore that she loved so much from Florence. Then two desserts, the chocolate mousse, and the crostata alla marmellata with espresso. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com . . . #food #foodphotography #foodblog #foodblogger #foodporn #chef #culinarychefs #gastroart #gastroporn #chefslife #foodartchefs #goodfoodgallery #greatplates #grateplates #instafood #foodarts #foodie #foodgasm #foodpics #foodphoto #gastronomy #instafoodie #foodpic #OsteriaDaFortunata #carbonara #Strozzapreticarbonara #rome #italy #Strozzapreti #puntarelle
Cacio e pepe at Roma Spirita. Rome, Italy. There Cacio e pepe at Roma Spirita. Rome, Italy. There are several great traditional trattorias located along Via Santa Cecilia/Via dei Vascellari in the lower part of Trastevere near the bend in the river but I had my cacio e pepe experience saved for one particular restaurant, Roma Spirita. They specialize in the dish, but my reference was from Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations Rome episode where he has a transcendent cacio e pepe experience and decides to never reveal the location of this restaurant calling it Restaurant X (though a quick google search can unearth it). And it was fun to relive that scene. I’m sure there are probably better versions, cheaper versions, more casual and Roman places to try it, but I wanted to have it here. And I did. I started with the cacio e pepe of course and threw in an order of carciofi alla guidia (Jewish style fried artichoke, you eat the leaves like crunchy chips) and cicoria all’agro (a relative to the dandelion green, boiled and topped with lemon and olive oil). The house red, no need to get fancy, the wine is delicious. And as a secondi, a plate of the trippa alla Romana. The place was an explosion of local families having their Saturday lunch. The little street is not exactly a secret from foodie tourists but we felt like the only tourists in the house, so maybe Tony’s caution worked out for the best. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com . . . #food #foodphotography #foodblog #foodblogger #foodporn #chef #culinarychefs #gastroart #gastroporn #chefslife #foodartchefs #goodfoodgallery #greatplates #grateplates #instafood #foodarts #foodie #foodgasm #foodpics #foodphoto #gastronomy #instafoodie #foodpic #romaspirita #cacioepepe #noreservations #rome #italy #bourdain #anthonybourdain
As I was exiting the St. Peters Basilica in the Va As I was exiting the St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican, I passed through the Door of Good and Evil (Porte du Bien et du Mal), this massive like 20′ door depicting acts of good and evil. I must have been on the evil side because this is all I saw, graphic images of torture and murder towering over me. It leaves an impression. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #rometravel #italytravel #photooftheday #rome #italy #vatican #stpeter #stpetersbasilica #pope #saintpetersbasilica
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi at the Piazza Navona. R Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi at the Piazza Navona. Rome, Italy. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #rometravel #italytravel #photooftheday #rome #italy #PiazzaNavona #oldrome #antiquity #fountain #FontanadeiQuattroFiumi
Pantheon. Rome, Italy. Follow my adventures in Pantheon. Rome, Italy. Follow my adventures in vagabonding at theWanderingHedonist.com. . . . . #travel #travelawesome #traveladdict #travelporn #travelguide #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #placestogo #placestovisit #getoutthere #bucketlist #wanderer #instapassport #instatravel #worldnomad #igtravel #travelholic #visualambassadors #adventure #rometravel #italytravel #photooftheday #rome #italy #pillars #oldrome #antiquity #temple #sunset
Load More... Follow on Instagram
Facebook Twitter Instagram

Copyright 2018, The Wandering Hedonist. All Rights Reserved.

Top