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Travel Guides and Quality Recipes For Jet-Setting Food Lovers

Explore over a decade of firsthand culinary travel insights from a team of food and travel experts. Our nearly 1,000 articles share hard-earned tips from our on-the-ground experiences to make you a better traveler.

From how to take trains in Italy and the most iconic California food to which Hawai’i island to visit and tips for making the most of your Switzerland budget to the best arrondissement to stay in Paris, we’ve got you covered.

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About Salt & Wind Travel

Salt & Wind Travel is a full-service travel agency founded by food and travel expert Aida Mollenkamp in 2015. It is based in California and run by her and travel expert Kristen Kellogg.

We craft custom travel itineraries and have a reputation for 5-star customer service. Thanks to our connections, you’ll often get perks at various hotels and get one-of-a-kind experiences with locals. Through our work, we promote sustainable food and travel, support small businesses, and aim to preserve cultural individuality.

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Salt & Wind Travel is a food-focused travel company crafting custom itineraries in the world’s most delicious destinations. This site is for food and wine lovers and is written by destination travel experts, not AI bots or inexperienced writers.

For over ten years, we’ve created top-quality content based on our first-hand experiences living and working in some of the world’s top culinary destinations, such as California, Hawai’i, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Mexico.

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