KLM invited me to a Japanese cooking class with a few other bloggers to tell us about their new route to Japan

Smooth summer cocktail with tequila, port, Avena, and ginger beer on ice.

Take one part Caribbean pride, add a splash of colorful costume, stir in a steel drum or two, sprinkle liberally with delicious food, exotic drinks, some tropical heat and you have the perfect recipe for Goombay!

Time to share some of my recent travel article finds in another roundup. Here's what I've been reading and liking really a lot lately.

Soup is one of the best one-pot meals. This hearty minestrone makes a perfect feast if you're staying in a hostel with friends or even cooking for your host when using a hospitality website.

This easy to make meal is cock full of flavor. It cooks within an hour and like most one-pot meals is even better made a day ahead of eating so the flavors can develop overnight.

This simple one-pot meal is originally a peasant's meal. It's quite hearty and very simple to make while on the move, whether in a hostel kitchen or a friend's house.

Italian food can be as easy as this one-pot dish from Tuscany. This sausages, sage, and white beans dish is hearty, easy to make, and feeds all your newly found hostel friends.

The world's strongest cocktail! With 8 and a half shots and tasty, this drink is one to reckon with.

Swedish meatballs are a favorite of both me and my wife. Here's my recipe for the tastiest meatballs you've ever had.

If you'd rather mix your tequila up and set it on fire, the cockroach is for you.

A favourite. This tequila shot is quick and dirty.

Big daddy of long drinks, the Long Island Ice Tea tastes sweet and will get the party started.

Tequila Sunrise is one of those drinks that can knock you out quickly. This combination of tequila and orange juice packs a real punch.

If you'd like your Margarita fruitier, add some tasty fruit to the tequila drink.

Deservedly one of the most famous cocktails of all time, the Classic Margarita goes down smooth.

The classic Mexican spirit, tequila is drunk on its own or in a wide range of fantastic cocktails.