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Local Stories

These are first-person stories about place-based experiences, cultural traditions, or daily aspects of life told from the perspective of people who identify as “local.”

Local Stories Sausages and Shamrocks: An Emerald Isle Breakfast

On a Sunday morning, there’s nothing like the smell of breakfast cooking to get you out of bed…

Ireland 4 Minutes Read

Local Stories Breakfast in Scotland: a Highland Fling with a Side of Bacon

Where winters are bitter, and even summer can be a mixed bag, breakfast traditions recall a time when Scots needed to fuel a day spent in a field or a factory.

Scotland 4 Minutes Read

Local Stories A Random Act of Spanish Kindness

There are lovely souls out there who will go out of their way to welcome strangers into their world. We just need to let them.

Spain 5 Minutes Read

Local Stories Serving Up Community and Comfort on Nova Scotia’s Breakfast Tables

From Chéticamp Bread to Fat Archies, in Canada there are some distinctive choices on the menu in the Maritimes.

Canada 4 Minutes Read

Local Stories Celebrating Rice In Nepal and Considering Its Changing Nature

While the year’s first planting of rice is marked by joyous festivities, the gradual disappearance of native planting traditions provides food for thought.

Nepal 4 Minutes Read