This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal July 2018 After resting up from our drive from Lisbon to Porto, we drove into the older part of Porto and walked around a lot to check out this place. Breakfast was Pasteis de Nata and coffee. Pasteis de Nata is an ancient recipe passed…
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This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal July 2018 West of Lisbon, and onto Porto We had planned to attend the Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Lisbon, and decide to go a few days earlier to check out some areas outside Lisbon that we had not been to previously. Our flight…
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For Dilshad’s birthday, she decided she wanted to see the Oregon coast hwy 101; so we flew into Portland, Oregon, rented a car and drove around to find a nice hole in the wall place for lunch. We found Angel Food & Fun, where we had Panucho’s, which are a Yucatan specialty. They are similar…
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On a weekend when we had not much to do, we decided to explore “locally” within the US. On the basis of suggestions made by Bhavna who had a fascinating experience , we tried to explore the White Sands National Monument which left us spellbound. So, on a sunny Saturday morning, we took a flight…
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This post is part of a series called Dominican Republic Dec 2017/Jan 2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic We had been through Santo Domingo a couple of times in the past, but just in transit to one of the beach resorts in Puerto Plata, and had never stopped in Santo Domingo to explore it. This time,…
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