About Us

Who are Our Tasty Travels?

Hi there! We’re Erin and Brett — two serious food travelers with a passion for learning everything and anything about a local destination’s cuisine, wine, and beer. Combined, we have traveled to over 70 countries on six continents to date. We enjoy everything from cheap street food stalls to high-end Michelin-starred restaurants.

We are both originally from the United States, but we’ve been living in Asia and Europe for over a decade. In addition, Erin keeps a place in Belize where she spends half the year. Brett still has a corporate job, so his travels are not as frequent as he’d like, while Erin is a full-time digital media specialist in the tourism and legal industries.

Over the years we’ve partnered with many great destinations, hotels, restaurants, tour operators, and publication outlets. We’re incredibly lucky that our “work” has afforded us some “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences too, including the 2017 Noma pop-up in Tulum, Mexico and dining at El Celler de Can Roca in Costa Brava.

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Notable Achievements

• Speaker (Erin) at TBEX Cancun — Blogging in Latin America
• Speakers TBEX Costa Brava — How to Add Wine and Beer Content to your Travel Blog
• Speaker (Erin) Belize Tourism Industry Association’s first ever tourism and marketing conference — Web Content and Social Media
• Speaker (Erin) Web Marketing Conference in Rimini, Italy — Participation in award-winning Blogville tourism campaign
• Keynote Speaker (Erin) Belize Hotel Association Annual Meeting
• International media rep for Belize at “Media in Crisis” conference in Guatemala
• Participants in iAmbassador/Emilia Romagna’s Blogville campaign multiple years 
• Selected participants in first ever Bloghouse in Costa Brava
• One of Huffington Post’s “Travel Blogs to Watch”
• One of FlipKey’s Top 25 Culinary Travel Blogs
• Charter members of the Professional Travel Bloggers Association
• Co-hosts Twitter Chat #TTOT (Travel Talk on Twitter) and Moderator #FoodTravelChat

More about Erin

Prior to leaving the US, Erin spent a decade working in civil litigation/insurance defense and enjoyed spending her free time working in the tasting room of a local winery. These days, when she’s not traveling for food or wine, you can usually find Erin at a Disney Theme Park around the world!

Erin currently writes for a number of websites and publications in both the travel and legal industries. She has been published on notable sites like Expedia, CBS, AFAR.com, MasterCard, Viator, TripAdvisor, and more. Erin also blogs for Roam Right Travel Insurance, is AFAR Magazine’s local Belize expert and authored the Official AFAR Guide to Belize and a majority of Belize’s official visitor magazine, Destination Belize, in 2013/2014.

Several of Erin’s photos have been used by CNN International, both online and on television.  One of her travel photos won honorable mention in Islands Travel Magazine, a top 25 nod in their Readers Choice Awards, and was named one of the 100 best reader photos of all time.

Erin served as the English language editor for a renowned Spanish chef’s second cookbook in Taiwan. She also served as the previous International Food, Wine, & Travel Writers Association’s (IFWTWA) Regional Membership Coordinator for Taiwan/Hong Kong, and Belize.

Erin also publishes other blogs – one on travel and photography, No Checked Bags, one focusing on Disney Travel called Disney Globetrotter, and she occasionally contributes to her mother’s scrapbooking/papercrafting blog, All Scrapped Out. Erin is currently developing a Belize destination site, Caye to Belize, expected to launch in 2018.

To see more about Erin’s professional credits and activities, please visit her CV page/website.

• Favorite Food Destinations: Northern California, Belize, French Polynesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, Taiwan, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Thailand, Mexico, Greece.
• Favorite Wineries: Todd Taylor, Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel, Joseph Phelps, Heitz Cellars, V. Sattui, Josef Chromy
• Favorite Wines: Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Chardonnay

Contact Erin: [email protected]
Personal Twitter: poohstraveler
Personal Instagram: Erin De Santiago

More about Brett

Brett is originally from the US East Coast, and has been working as a Financial Controller and Enterprise Architect for a large European corporation for over two decades. Prior to his assignment in the Netherlands, he spent four years living in Taiwan.

He shares the same passion for wine and food as Erin, but his real love is scouting out local beers from around the world.

Brett’s knowledge of wine is still broadening, and he definitely knows his way around great food. Traveling in Europe and Asia for work has provided him with some great insight from locals on some of the best places to eat.

Spending several years traveling Europe has led him to develop a serious fondness for craft beers. Over two years ago, he started a “Beer of the Day” project and he chronicles his daily adventures on his personal Instagram @metsbwd. He’s so passionate about his beer that it’s not uncommon for him to be recognized around the world from his Untappd profile, and he has had brewers and distributors who want to stock their beers in the bars he normally frequents.

• Favorite Food Destinations: Napa Valley, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, New York City, Germany, Hungary, Poland
• Favorite Beers/Beer Regions: Belgium, Germany, Trappist Breweries, Lambic Breweries, Cantillon, 3 Fonteinen, Rodenbach Grand Cru
• Favorite Wines: Loire Valley Cabernet Francs, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons, Luxembourg Mosel Pinot Blanc

Contact Brett: [email protected]
Personal Twitter: metsbwd
Personal Instagram: metsbwd