Category: WINE DINE & TRAVEL ADVENTURES WITH RON & MARY
DESTINATION DINING: HOLLAND AMERICA’S KONINGSDAM
Our current seven-day Holland America Mexican Riviera cruise is unlike any of the 34 we’ve...
Read MoreTHE CACHOPO CHRONICLE
A few years ago, we unintentionally ended up in the Spanish coastal town of Santa Pola on a day...
Read MoreHISTORY & FINE DINING MEET IN MADRID
The highlight of our short visit to Madrid with our friends Gary and Debbie Wasserman was...
Read MoreFEASTING IN ALICANTE
During our last three visits to Alicante, Spain, we walked by La Taverna del Racó del Pla a dozen...
Read MoreCRAZY ABOUT CADIZ
You may have wondered why I haven’t posted much about our stay in Cadiz for the last eight days....
Read MoreTHE TROUBLE WITH PORTUGUESE WINES
It may come as a surprise, but Mary and I enjoy a glass of wine now and then. (Cue the laughing...
Read MoreA LUSOPHONIOUS DINING EXPERIENCE AT BAHR
For the most part, we focus our travel dining on well-reviewed family-owned eateries that serve...
Read MoreMAD ABOUT BACALHAU
Portugal has some quirks. One of the biggest head-scratchers is its love affair with bacalhau or...
Read MoreA VISIT TO THE NATIONAL TILE MUSEUM
Portugal is best known for explorers, bacalhau, Pastel da Natas, sardines, wine cork, and...
Read MoreA SUNSET CRUISE ON THE TAGUS RIVER
Mary and I sailed the Tagus River last evening to watch the sunset on a glorious summer day here....
Read MorePASTEL DA NATA COOKING SCHOOL
It’s one thing to savor Portugal’s favorite sweet pastry, pastel da nata, but...
Read MorePORTUGAL’S SURF CITY
We’re taking an overnight break from Lisbon in the surfing town of Ericeira, about an hour...
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