Travel & Culture

Go beyondthe postcard.

Carlina has cooked her way through
  • Antarctica,
  • Spain,
  • Portugal,
  • Ireland,
  • United Kingdom,
  • Canada,
  • Mexico,
  • Costa Rica,
  • Panama,
  • Peru,
  • Chile,
  • Argentina,
  • Uruguay,
  • Montenegro,
  • Croatia,
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina,
  • Serbia,
  • Albania,
  • Armenia,
  • Georgia,
  • North Macedonia,
  • Kosovo,
  • Denmark,
  • Finland,
  • Estonia,
  • Italy,
  • Vatican City,
  • Slovenia,
  • Slovakia,
  • Austria,
  • Sweden,
  • Luxembourg,
  • Lichtenstein,
  • Switzerland,
  • Germany,
  • Czech Republic,
  • Greece,
  • Egypt,
  • Tunisia,
  • Morocco,
  • South Africa,
  • Indonesia,
  • Australia,
  • Poland,
  • Lithuania,
  • Latvia,
  • Belgium,
  • France,
  • The Netherlands,
  • Monaco,
  • Hungary,
  • Romania,
  • Bulgaria,
  • Turkey,
  • Iceland,
  • Honduras,
  • Belize,
  • Turks and Caicos,
  • The Bahamas,
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis,
  • St. Lucia,
  • Barbados,
  • Antigua and Barbuda,
  • Trinidad and Tobago,
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
  • and United States of America.

66 countriesAll 7 continents

Carlina’s travel centers around the people, food, culture and experiences that make a place worth remembering. Discover the inspiration behind these stories.

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Carlina smiling in blue cold-weather clothing against an icy landscape

All 7 continents

Seven continents.

  1. Carlina on a terrace with the pyramids at sunset behind her
    Africa
  2. Carlina in a yellow floral dress climbing blue-painted steps lined with flower pots
    Africa
  3. Carlina smiling in blue cold-weather clothing against an icy landscape
    Antarctica
  4. Carlina seated before a glowing mountain sunrise
    Asia
  5. An older travel print of Carlina in front of a grand stone building
    Europe
  6. Carlina smiling in sunglasses above a deep yellow-walled canyon with a waterfall
    North America
  7. PlaceholderPhoto coming from Carlina
    South America
  8. A waterfront city and its white-roofed harbor building seen from above
    Australia/Oceania

From Carlina’s camera

Seen through her eyes.

A waterfront city and distinctive white-roofed harbor building seen from above
A city from a new angle.
A river winding between green hills beneath a blue sky
Follow the landscape.
Carlina standing on a terrace with pyramids at sunset behind her
Carlina, on the journey.
Carlina in a yellow floral dress climbing blue-painted steps lined with flower pots
Up the blue steps.
Carlina in an apron at a cooking class, smiling beside the instructor over a bowl she is preparing
Cooking class, Athens.
Carlina pointing up in a selfie with the Acropolis on the hill behind her
Athens, Greece.
Carlina pointing at the camera in a selfie inside a long wood-paneled library hall
Dublin, Ireland.
Carlina in a floral dress making peace signs on a boat on blue water
Out on the water.

Fellow travelers

In their words.

“Amazing, really fun to travel with.”
Nicole · Bali, 2023

From Carlina’s archive

Stories from the journey.

71 stories in this collection. Explore by category or sort below.

Caribbean Pate’

March 2021

Caribbean Pate’

Sharing my family recipes has just become more inclusive thanks to my partnership with Impossible Foods to create the Impossible Caribbean Pate’! Growing…

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Each One Reach One Book Drive

January 2021

Each One Reach One Book Drive

Last summer our country was forced to recognize the racial violence against the black community that’s been happening for decades. Instead of getting…

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GINGER CHICKEN AND RICE RECIPE

December 2020

GINGER CHICKEN AND RICE RECIPE

With Holidays around the corner, I’m so excited to share my Ginger Chicken and Rice recipe. The star of this dish is Campbell’s®…

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Gooey Guacamole

October 2020

Gooey Guacamole

It might seem a bit grotesque at first but isn't that the fun in Halloween recipes?! My Gooey Guacamole is the perfect addition…

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JACK-O'-LANTERN QUESADILLAS

October 2020

JACK-O'-LANTERN QUESADILLAS

This recipe is a spooky twist to my family's quesadilla recipe! It's so easy to make these Jack-o'-Lantern Quesadillas that the whole family…

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