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  • Day trips from Lisbon: Cascais and Sintra

    If you’re looking for a day trip from your vacation base in Lisbon, I’d like to tell you about two easy options that are only approximately 30 minutes away from the city: Cascais and Sintra. Using Lisbon’s excellent public transportation system, hop on the subway at the nearest Metro station, ride to a stop where

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  • More of Lisbon

    More of Lisbon

    Day two in Lisbon I started to feel unwell.  (Catch day one here). You know, just that typical congested head, coughing kind of cold virus that everyone succumbs to in the fall and winter.  Not one to miss out on sightseeing, I headed out anyway. Today’s plan was literally to get lost wandering the Alfama

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  • Day One in Beautiful Lisbon

    Paris, you’ll always be my favorite European city, but (cover your ears), Lisbon comes in a very close second.

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  • Teotihuacán

    Teotihuacán

    Interested in climbing ancient pyramids?  How about learning more about human sacrifice?  You can do both at the UNESCO heritage site of Teotihuacán.

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  • Ciudad de México

    Ciudad de México

    If you’ve been contemplating a trip to Mexico City….Go! It’s a wonderful city with friendly people, great food, charming neighborhoods, and amazing museums.

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  • Beaches and the Old Town of San Juan, Puerto Rico

    When I left you last, we were headed back to San Juan.

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  • Puerto Rico: The Land of Beautiful Beaches and Fried Food

    Welcome to Puerto Rico: home of beautiful beaches, crazy drivers, and fried food! Seriously, all three of these things exist in abundance on this gorgeous island.

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  • Ecuador – Beyond the Galapagos

    Ecuador is more than just the Galapagos Islands…

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  • Archipiélago de Colón (or the Galapagos Islands)

    Christopher Columbus sure gets a lot of credit for places he’s never been. And while Columbus didn’t actually make it to the Galapagos Islands, you can.

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