California in the Fall

February 15, 2023.Reading time 15 minutes.

I’m a little late sharing our Fall 2022 road trip adventure from our home in Colorado to California and back. Started out, we sold our home on wheel, aka Lily, and purchased a new one within a week. A bit crazy to take a new camper on such a long trip without a few shake-down […]

Madeira, Our Final Stop!

October 25, 2021.Reading time 18 minutes.

When visiting your family takes you to a beautiful destination, you must go (you must go, regardless). This was the case with our most recent visit to Madeira islands, current home to my parents. This was our final stop in this european trip. Madeira is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other […]

Losing Oneself in the Streets of Madrid

October 9, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

We started our 2-week European adventure in the capital city of Madrid. While I had passed through the city many times, this was actually my first time spending time and visiting the city. We choose the Eurostars Plaza Mayor as our base for this trip. This was a great location to visit the key sites […]

new year’s resolution

January 1, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Happy New Year fellow travelers! Hoping 2021 is a healthy and less chaotic year for all of us. Above all, I hope that we can travel again. Explorer new countries, new adventures, meet new people, and experience great foods and new wines. I missed that most of all. New Year’s Resolution: A New Year’s resolution […]

Family Recipes

June 25, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

With cancelled travel plans and stay-at-home mandates, I found myself trying to find a project to keep me busy these past three months; there is so much house cleaning one can do. While digging for a recipe I hadn’t cooked in awhile, inspiration came to me: how about writing a cookbook! Of course, I’m not […]

Paella – Lena’s Version

June 4, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Growing up in Portugal everything we did revolved around food, and wine! The love of cooking started at an early age. Spent many evenings watching the women in my family cooking those great meals for family holidays and events. I also learned to cook, the fishermen’s way, from my dad. I always felt cooking was […]