timrichards, 
Some nice choices here in a "instead of" format, eg "instead of France try Georgia". I must get to Georgia (Europe) one day.
The world’s most underrated countries for food
(maybe paywalled) #Food https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/the-world-s-most-underrated-countries-for-food-20240419-p5fl3s.html