I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about what amazing times we had between Thanksgiving and New Zealand. But, because I’m so woefully behind in blogging (read: we’ve had way too much fun), I am going to start with New Zealand and then intersperse posts from late November (Morocco) through the first week of …
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More Portugal touring & Turkey Day 2023
View from Convent Of Our Lady Of Arrábida This convent has a rich history dating back to the 1530s-40s, depending upon which history you read/hear and believe. It is set on this incredible hillside that abuts Parque Natural da Arrábida, a protected park. As the story goes, the first Duke of Aveiro funded the creation …
More fun guests!
After Seville, we traveled north back toward home. We stopped in another cute Portugal town called Évora where Al and Maren tried a Francesinha, which is a meat, white bread, and fried egg sandwich smothered in a slightly spicy gravy with fries thrown in for an extra shot at a heart attack. It's really a …
Portuguese Olive Oil
This post is in honor of KM who has a keen interest in olive oil. Some of us have been having discussions about how to assure we get the freshest extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from around the world without any preservatives or additives. Over the past few years in CA, we've been getting deliveries …
Happy birthday, love of my life!
It has been a BIG weekend and October 23 (C's birthday). We met our good friends who just moved from Miami at Herdade da Malhadinha Nova for lunch and a wine tasting. Fabulous! Then, we headed over to Herdade dos Grous for a tour, wine tasting, dinner, and a night full of laughter and games, …
Another fine evening and day in Portugal
It has been raining on and off for the past two days - still. Élio told us we brought the worst storm they've had since 2018. Mmmmm (think Marge Simpson groan: https://images.app.goo.gl/PhZ1khEc98xt1LqU9). Well, it has not deterred us! We drove down random roads and found some gorgeous ag land, beautiful cliffs and the ocean yesterday: …
5 more days in Catalonia
After Madrid, it was 5 more days in Catalonia to finish up my time there. We rented a black Mini Cooper and set out for Cadaques. C had never been there and I felt like I talked about it so much that he had to see it. We did my favorite things - ate the …
5 days in Andalucia, Part II: Day 2 Córdoba.
I am circling back around to finish 5 days in Andalucia and then I'm going to try to catch up with my other travels since then with 1 post per day this week. Day 2 Córdoba was all about the Mezquita and the Alcazar, followed by a very good lunch! So, I wake up after …
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Day 1 in Galicia: A Coruña
I just arrived back in Barcelona this afternoon after 5 nights on the road in Galicia. I didn't have internet connection much of the time, so I'll be posting 4 different blog entries, one for each city I visited, over the next several days. Here's post 1 (with a picture of the harbor in A …
Another few days at El Quim de la Boqueria
Ahhh, back where I started this journey - en el Mercado de la Boqueria con my jefe, Quim. It has been fun to be back in the kitchen at El Quim's with the guys, and super busy! Summer is their busy time, of course, as it's tourist season. Many people in Barcelona take off for …
Salty Apron 