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A quick Portugal visit and my parents visit Paris
As Parisians were undergoing the ‘rentrée’ in the first weeks of September, I was exiting once again. To explain the Parisian ‘rentrée’ you have to first imagine a major exodus (which does happen in...
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A long weekend in Algarve, Portugal
The theme of the holiday was Sangria… Branco, tinto, espumante. Even homemade brew in a re-purposed Luso bottle. You name it, we drank it. What a wonderful way to spend four days in the south of...
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Portugal = pasteis, porto and praia
We spent last week in my parents’ hometown, Cantanhede in Portugal. When people ask me where my family is from I always say half way between Porto and Lisbon, near the coast, just half hour from...
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Blissful Escape in the Douro Valley, Portugal
Shhhh… lean in closer. I am going to share a secret. For a blissful escape to the countryside in Portugal. If Portugal isn’t on your travel bucket-list, put it on there NOW. Everyone I have met who...
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I had a wonderful one week visit with my parents two weeks ago. It had been a year since I saw them last… too long I say. Aside from eating and drinking too much, we were able to catch some beach...
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Aveiro: Off the Beaten Path in Portugal
Many visitors to Portugal will go to the capital Lisbon and perhaps even Porto. The sunseekers head to Algarve in the south. But much of the rest of the country is overlooked. So if you’re looking...
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