food
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Roadside Treats on the Way to Maracas Bay, Trinidad
More Details: Roadside Treats on the Way to Maracas Bay, TrinidadI think I must be hungry because chadon beni has been on my mind today… It is making me remember my trip to to Maracas Bay in Trinidad. On the way there, we made a stop for “Trini-Treats”, a roadside kiosk with a neat array of munchies, some familiar to me having grown up in…
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Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake Placid
More Details: Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake PlacidWhile visiting Lake Placid earlier this year, I spent a day exploring this northern New York town. Because it was a rainy day, we skipped some of the outdoor activities but we got to visit some neat places and enjoy good food and drinks (of course!). I shared already about the very well set up…
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Photo of the Week: Dreamy Delights in Paris
More Details: Photo of the Week: Dreamy Delights in ParisWell, a photo of the week post is typically a one-photo deal but how could I choose between these two beauties??? Yes, I am swayed towards anything chocolate but this one tore me apart. So, without further ado, two scenes from Dalloyau in Paris.
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Brașov : The Gem of Transylvania
More Details: Brașov : The Gem of TransylvaniaIn 2012, I was fortunate to hike in the Transylvanian Alps in Romania for four days. It was a wonderful experience as it was trekking with purpose: to help orphaned kids in a Romanian orphanage in the town of Brașov (pronounced BRA-shov). I have shared about the hike and the service aspects of this incredible…
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Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYC
More Details: Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYCI have been traveling for business a long time. From weekly trips to the same location for months on end (Toronto, Chile, Wichita, New Jersey) to the occasional international trip for a couple of weeks (Nice, Sao Paulo) to a day trip (Montreal, Munich). Mercifully, I have rarely been involved in the one-city-per-day-on-a-given-week – which…
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2013: A Year in Food and Beverages
More Details: 2013: A Year in Food and BeveragesI traveled a good bit this year for both business and pleasure. As with most travel, eating out plays and essential part of the experience, as do the places at which I stay. This year offered me some memorable experiences in both areas. Here I take a quick look back at the food and beverages…
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Traveling Away from Family on Thanksgiving: 3 Things I Do that Help
More Details: Traveling Away from Family on Thanksgiving: 3 Things I Do that HelpThanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays: seeing family, eating well, and a valid/pre-approved excuse to just lounge around (no, I do not hit the stores!). However, it also happens to be a perfect setup for someone who likes to travel the world… The hard part about leaving the U.S. for Thanksgiving is not being…
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Manila Relaxation
More Details: Manila RelaxationI love to travel and explore new places. I enjoy it a lot. But I also like to relax and do not much of anything worth writing about. Yes, I have been known to cram a lot into a trip when I set my mind to it (like my Croatia/Bosnia & Herzegovina/Montenegro chaser to my…
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Buenos Aires: A Monument-al City
More Details: Buenos Aires: A Monument-al CityWhile on a three-month assignment in Chile many years ago, I visited Buenos Aires, Argentina for the first time to spend the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday there. In Santiago, besides Chilean locals, my co-workers included a fellow American and folks from Buenos Aires (abbreviated in Spanish “B.B.A.A.”; leave me a comment if anyone is curious why…
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Landing in Sao Paulo and Experiencing It
More Details: Landing in Sao Paulo and Experiencing ItAs a travel blogger, I read other bloggers’ blogs because, you could say, I like the topic. I always enjoy when one of them goes to Brazil for the first time and I get to read their writings about their experience. Those writings remind me I want to go back badly. I traveled to Brazil…