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Hola friends,

We’ve just returned from Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, where our days were spent browsing markets for handmade pottery and learning new recipes (check out our trip here).

So, now that Thanksgiving is wrapped and the holiday season is peeking around the corner, this issue is packed with Guatemalan-inspired ways to eat well and escape a little:
🍌 Pan de Banano – a Guatemalan banana bread perfect for breakfast, snacks or gifting.
🍗 Salpicón de Pollo – a shredded chicken snack ideal for using up leftover Thanksgiving turkey or rotisserie chicken.
🥥 Tapado – a coconut seafood soup that's like a tropical getaway in a bowl.

You might notice things look a bit different on A Taste for Travel. We’ve just done a full revamp of the website to help you find our most popular recipes and travel inspiration more easily – we’d love your feedback!

In this issue, you’ll also find our hand-picked Black Friday deals and a roundup of the latest culinary news.

Let’s dive in!

Michele of A Taste for Travel

Travel Tips and Planning

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Timely Travel

Craving Curaçao Good news if you’re craving blue water, Caribbean cuisine and sunshine with these new seasonal nonstop flights to Curaçao from Chicago (American Airlines) and Toronto ( WestJet + Air Canada). Plus, Curaçao has just become the smallest nation ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, so there’s plenty to celebrate! Check Out Our Curaçao Guides

Tropical Table

Pan de Banano (Banana Bread with Pecans) If you’ve got a bounty of overripe bananas, this Pan de Banano is the perfect fix. It’s inspired by the stone-oven loaves baked in the village of San Jorge, Guatemala. Easy enough for a weekday treat, it’s perfect with hot spiced Christmas tea, works for holiday brunch, and makes an effortless homemade gift. Get the Recipe

Beach & Foodie Buzz

Notable news, updates, and happenings

• Planning a winter escape to Mexico’s Pacific coast? Our new Huatulco Checklist and Insider Travel Tip Series will help you skip hours of Googling with a printable checklist, where-to-stay advice and our favourite tours, beaches and bites.
• Bonaire – an island best known for its world-class diving – swept the 2025 Taste of the Caribbean awards, taking home Caribbean National Team of the Year plus top honours for Caribbean Chef of the Year and Caribbean Pastry Chef of the Year as awards in specialty categories.
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