By Ali Karim

West of Lisbon, and onto Porto

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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By Ali Karim

Oregon Coast Hwy 101

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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By Ali Karim

White Sands National Monument

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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By Ali Karim

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

This post is part of a series called Dominican Republic Dec 2017/Jan 2018 In late December 2017, we decided to go spend New Year’s eve celebrating a friends’ birthday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. So after finishing up the Colombia Cartagena trip, we came back to Dallas, and then took off to Punta Cana via…

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