I'm Geoff Hunt, and I'm Eating My Way Around the World
25 years of travel, 5 of them full-time, with one goal. Find the best food in every country I visit.
80 countries
How Pure Detour started
Pure Detour started in August 2021, when Angela and I sold everything we owned in Canada and left with a carry-on and a backpack each. We had good jobs and good lives, but two weeks of vacation a year was never going to be enough.
A year and a half in, after 14 years together, we went our separate ways. Angela will always be part of how this started. Since then it’s been solo: me, a camera, and an appetite.
How I travel
Slow. I usually spend about a month in each city. That’s long enough to find the carinderia office workers queue at, the stall a grandmother’s been running for 30 years, and what food costs. That’s what ends up in the guides: where to eat, what to order, what you’ll pay, and what’s worth seeing between meals.
Since August 2022 I’ve been based in Southeast Asia, mostly the Philippines. Before that I spent a year straight around the Mediterranean. Everything on this site comes from a trip I actually took and filmed.
The standing rule for all my content: I don’t accept payments or free food from the restaurants I visit. Own a restaurant you think I should try? Send me a message.
Work With Me
Tourism board, hotel or brand and want to work together? Partnerships are paid only. I don’t do barter deals or free stays in exchange for coverage.
Or just have a question about somewhere I’ve written about? Send me a message. I read everything.
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