After a slight distraction with the Romans, we're back on track to sample what is, if you believe the locals, the best food and architecture in the world.
Along with considering the whole pig as gastronomic fair-game, the Spanish and Chinese have historical similarities. One is in their approach to scenery, as demonstrated in Las Médulas where the locals washed an entire mountain range down the river in order to access a handful or two of gold.
Having spent what felt like the longest night of the year so far in Villamañán, we set off to the province's capital with slight trepidation.
On a summer's day in a sleepy village of 55 uncles and 400 cousins, a dear friend called Isidro introduced us to his dear country called Spain.
Tucked down one of Jing’an Villas’ excruciatingly quaint alleys, Vale has been serving up Italian food under the radar for a while now. We went along to find that if you can stay awake long enough for the food to arrive, their simple menu has a lot to offer. Just don’t order a pizza.
Every once in a while in Shanghai we’re surprised by a restaurant. It comes out of the haze when we least expect it with a new cuisine or approach. Käfer does that and goes one step further, combining a formidable water-level view with inventive modern German cuisine and fantastically attentive service. And it’s in Pudong.