Exciting news, Real Food Travelers! We’ve joined the world of Substack with a monthly magazine. If you’re a frequent reader of the RealFoodTraveler.com website, you know we publish articles, recipes, podcast episodes and news frequently. The topics and geographical regions we cover vary greatly (there’s a whole world to cover, afterall). And that’s great. But we’ve long wanted to do more of a magazine format with a theme for the month and a single publishing time (versus sporadically throughout the month). Along came Substack and it seemed like the perfect solution. We hope you’ll agree. RealFoodTraveler.com will continue as always but this monthly Substack is a nice collection of information (much of it you won’t find here) to help you travel better and enjoy the authentic culinary scene wherever you go. 

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We’ve been publishing the Real Food Traveler Substack Magazine since January 2025. In each issue, we feature a letter from the editor, timely travel news (we’re privy to the latest information on destinations, festivals, exhibits, safety information and more). We also share some recipes perfect for that month and articles to inform and inspire.

Then, as a little extra, we put out a mid-month bonus. It might be a podcast episode or a great recipe from our travels we think would come in handy – it just varies.

The first part of our Substack magazine is free and everyone who is already a subscriber to RealFoodTraveler.com (this website) gets the magazine for free also. But Substack is a money-making endeavor for everyone on it, and we’re no exception. Money made from Substack helps us keep both sites up and running so that we can continue to provide you with the latest food and travel information and inspiration. Subscribing to the Real Food Traveler Substack Magazine is just $5/month and gets you great, extra content. Get started reading and subscribing here.

Here’s what one subscriber had to say:
“RealFoodTraveler is the Real Deal if you want to take culinary journeys form the comfort of your laptop…and, get great inspiration to take that laptop, and your appetite, around the world in search of real food and real people. RealFoodTraveler is a gem…”

-By Courtney Drake-McDonough, Managing Editor and Publisher, RealFoodTraveler.com and The Real Food Traveler Substack Magazine