Truffle burger at McDonald’s
McDonald’s Japan has released a trio of special-edition gourmet burgers filled with thick slices of pineapple, black truffles and chorizo sausage for about $10 a pop. Released in one-day only sales, the premium sandwiches were presented in glossy, white boutique bags emblazoned with the golden arches. Replacing generic burger boxes, meanwhile, were fancy, shiny gift boxes housing sandwiches with names like the Gold Ring, Black Diamond and Ruby Spark, a limited-edition series dubbed the Quarter Pounder Jewelry Series. See it. Sandwiches were released intermittently throughout July and sold for one day only. Kicking off the series was the Gold Ring, filled with thick slices of grilled pineapple, smokey thick-cut bacon, […]
Europe’s new hotspots
Iceland and Slovakia are among the fastest-growing tourist destinations in Europe for foreign tourists this year. According to the latest report out of the European Travel Commission, Iceland experienced an impressive 30% spike in foreign arrivals in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year. Slovakia saw a 20% increase in international visitors this spring. Overall, growth was strongest in smaller European regions such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Montenegro, Latvia, and Croatia, for example, each recorded a 9 percent growth, while visitor growth in Hungary and Poland also increased about 7 percent. Meanwhile, editors at Lonely Planet also named Iceland or rather northern Iceland, […]