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Portugal Vacation by the River
A review of Casa do Engenho, a vacation rental near Braga, northern Portugal.
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London! What to See on your Next Destination.
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Which e-Sim for Portugal – Airalo or Saily?
A cell phone uses a SIM card for mobile and data services. These days many phones are set up to take an eSIM. This is key to avoiding steep roaming charges when you travel. Be sure to turn off your data provider roaming when you take off. Back in the day, you had to switch…
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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 3 NorCal)
Ode to Pacific Coasting and we travel through Northern California, in the San Francisco area.
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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 2 Central Coast)
Coast through Central Coast, from Lompoc to Monterey, California.
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An Afternoon at Granville island
Granville Island is the perfect dog-friendly, kids-friendly spot to spend a day at on your visit to beautiful Vancouver.
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SLO: Creamery Marketplace
The Creamery Marketplace is a cool spot in San Luis Obispo in Central Coast. Here’s where we took our visitors on Saturday.
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Hiking Pismo Preserve
Pismo Preserve is a local favourite for hikes, nature-lovers, and photography. The multi-use trails are also open to bikers and equestrians. Here’s what to know about visiting Pismo Preserve.
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Hong Kong Eats
Hong Kong is truly a foodie paradise. The sheer number of choices and availability may surprise and astonish visitors. Here’s what I ate on my recent trip.
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An Ode to Pacific Coasting: California (Part 1 SoCal)
In this series we start from Southern California north on our Pacific Coast Highway trip. Dr Seuss, Bart’s Books, Koba Sushi are some highlights
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Big Sur is reopened
As of January 14, 2026, Highway 1 through Big Sur is re-opened. The work on the last section, Regent’s Slide, was completed ahead of the scheduled date of March 30. Regent’s Slide goes back to February 9, 2024. At the time, a section called Paul’s Slide had already been closed from January 14, 2023. Six…
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Series: An Ode to Pacific Coasting
Introducing the Pacific Coast Series. I recently added Danielle Kroll’s Pacific Coasting to my library and was inspired to do a series of travel posts along the Pacific Coast, from Southern California to Vancouver, Canada.