Food and travel bloggers Mark And Elizabeth Rudd follow their guts when it comes to travel. Their online website, Compass & Fork, offers great recipes, destination recommendations, and travel tips that are well put together.
Describing themselves as avid travelers who enjoy slow travel, their goal is to experience a country more like a local than a tourist—and then share their experiences with their growing number of followers.
“One of the ways we learn about a place is through food, so that is a large focus when we travel, but we also enjoy getting to know the culture, so we will share what we learn—real food, real people, and real travel stories,” they explain on their website.
So far, they have travelled to over 50 countries, worked in about 10, and have a wish list a mile long of places still to go to.
Taking their travels seriously, their website explores each destination in depth. This means that for a minimum of a month, they provide content and posts about the same country—”an immersion of sorts,” the explain.
“You are encouraged to approach it as you own virtual vacation,” write the Rudds. “Learn about the place, the culture, the people, the food. Think whether it is a place you might want to visit, and what would be involved. Cook along with us at home, all the recipes for the month will be the same cuisine—but a mix of breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, and salads. Enough so that you can find something to try.”
Their immersive approach to travel and culture will add a refreshing twist to your food, especially in a time when virtual travel is encouraged. Visit their website for more info.