Exploring a New Island – Mallorca

view of the ocean with some pines and houses on cliffs

Just a quick hour and half flight from Madrid, off the east coast of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea, you find the island of Mallorca. It’s the largest of the four main Balearic Islands. Part of Spain, this beautiful island with turquoise waters, amazing coves, sandy beaches, and small picturesque towns was the perfect destination […]

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Losing Oneself in the Streets of Madrid

city overlook

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 […]

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Paella – Lena’s Version

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 […]

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Vacationing in Portugal

white and blue painted house

Portugal is home, more specifically, Algarve. We don’t visit as often as we would like, but try to go at least every two or three years to visit family and friends. The last time we visited was in 2016. Time to start looking at flights! Portugal had remained the lesser known of the european countries, […]

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