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Discover Lisbon Miradouros

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UPDATED MARCH 2018. Lisbon or Lisboa, the Capital City of Portugal, spreads itself across seven hills. This abundance of hills provides an unusual amount of Lisbon sightseeing viewpoints, or as the Portuguese say miradouros. This post explores six different Lisbon miradouros, where and how to find them and their endearing features. Lisbon’s hills are dotted with trees, …

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What is Budget Jan doing?

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  My mind has been trying to adjust to being home again from our recent trip to Europe. I’m suffering through the readjusting period – thinking of a million posts I could write and trying to transition from thinking to doing.   I could write about the impromptu walk that we undertook one day to …

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Fantastic Friday – Ceriana, Liguria, Italy

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I admit that it was my thoughts of wine and cheese this Friday afternoon that led me to this photograph of Ceriana. On afternoons in Ceriana, I would arrange the wine, bread and cheese on a tiny table that we squeezed onto the balcony.  From our perch, we had a bird’s eye view of life …

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Do Travel Memoirs Inspire You to Travel?

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At age 15 I won a Book Award.   I chose a book about Brazil, because it was the most exotic destination I could think of.  That book was full of glossy photos of people with skin even darker than my own, and coffee bushes, and jungles, and it filled me with a desire to …

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Puerto Lope Festival, Spain

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We walked the 5 km from our House-Sit in Moclin, Andalucia to Puerto Lope for the parade that would kick off the festival. The day was Sunday 6th May, or as our official program said Domingo 6 de Mayo.  The parade would leave Calle Felix Rodriguez  at 12 noon and progress out of town toward …

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Fantastic Friday – Madrid Street Colour

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Woki Organic Market – Barcelona

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I had the most exquisite Gorgonzola and Pear Ravioli in the Universe tonight.  You can tell I am not afraid to make the big calls can’t you? And this is where I had it.  Marty had a more conventional bolognese and enjoyed it as well.  It was especially nice knowing the ingredients are organic.  I …

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BBQ Chicken in Gracia, Lisbon

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Being our last night in Lisbon, we wanted to have a typical Lisbon experience.  In particular, a typical Gracia experience.  Our Airbnb apartment was in the Gracia area and in only five days it has become home. We buy our breakfast every morning at the local pastry shop and every day we walk past the …

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