Travel planned around the table: where to eat in each city, where to stay, what to do and how to cook it at home, and City Tables guides planned meal by meal.https://smahosp.comen-gbhello@smahosp.com (Imogen Fairlie)https://smahosp.com/blog/are-food-tours-worth-ithttps://smahosp.com/blog/are-food-tours-worth-itWhen a food tour earns its price, when to skip it and walk the market yourself, and a checklist for reading a tour listing before you book one.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTExperiencesfood-toursmarketscooking-classestrip-planninghttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-cabin-baghttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-cabin-bagChoose the allowance first, then the bag: how to measure a case with its wheels, why its own weight counts, and six airlines’ cabin bag sizes, dated.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGearcabin-bagshand-luggagecarry-onairline-baggagepackinghttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-weekend-break-city-for-the-foodhttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-weekend-break-city-for-the-foodChoose the meal first and the city second: keep the journey short, check when the city eats and when it closes, then book the hardest table before the train.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDestinationsweekend-breakscity-breaksrestaurant-bookingsrail-travelhttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-get-a-table-at-a-fully-booked-restauranthttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-get-a-table-at-a-fully-booked-restaurantFind out when bookings open, join the waitlist, change the time or the meal, walk in for the counter, then phone: the moves that get a table, in order.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEat & Drinkrestaurant-bookingswaitlistswalk-insno-show-feeseating-outhttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-plan-a-food-triphttps://smahosp.com/blog/how-to-plan-a-food-tripDraw a grid of meals by day, fix one booked meal a day, check closing days, cluster the rest by neighbourhood, then fit the sights and trains round it.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrip Planningtrip-planningitinerariesrestaurant-bookingsfood-marketscity-breakshttps://smahosp.com/blog/is-it-cheaper-to-book-a-hotel-directhttps://smahosp.com/blog/is-it-cheaper-to-book-a-hotel-directSometimes. A ten-minute check for one stay: the same room and terms on both, an email to the hotel, breakfast counted, and when a booking site still wins.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhere to Stayhotel-bookingbooking-directbooking-siteshotel-breakfasthttps://smahosp.com/blog/pastel-de-nata-recipehttps://smahosp.com/blog/pastel-de-nata-recipePastéis de nata in a home oven: shop-bought puff pastry rolled into a spiral, a sugar-syrup custard, and the hottest shelf for dark spots. Makes 12.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRecipespastel-de-nataportuguese-recipesbakingcustard-tartslisbonhttps://smahosp.com/blog/pay-in-local-currency-or-pounds-abroadhttps://smahosp.com/blog/pay-in-local-currency-or-pounds-abroadWhen a card machine, cash machine or hotel desk abroad offers to charge you in pounds, what the choice means, what the screen must show and what to press.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTravel Tipsmoney-abroadcard-paymentscash-machinesdynamic-currency-conversionhttps://smahosp.com/blog/tipping-in-europehttps://smahosp.com/blog/tipping-in-europeWhether service is already on the bill in 20 European countries, what to add if it isn’t, and how to tip by card or in cash, with a source for every row.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEat & Drinktippingeating-out-abroadrestaurant-billseuropehttps://smahosp.com/blog/where-to-eat-in-lisbonhttps://smahosp.com/blog/where-to-eat-in-lisbonWhere to eat in Lisbon from breakfast to the last drink, by neighbourhood: what to order, the spend in euros, what to book and the days each place closes.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEat & Drinklisbonportugalcity-food-guidesrestaurant-bookings