I’m back! After a cross-Pacific move, attending a wedding, graduating, etc, I took a break from society and have been holed up at home for a good week.…
You know how some restaurants are always super-hyped up, and everyone is always talking about them? Cervejaria Ramiro of No Reservations fame (at least in America), shows up…
Continuing with the food programming in Portugal! We ate a wide variety of food at all price points, but mostly seafood :). Dos Artistas Website: http://www.artistasrestaurant.com/ Address: Rua Cândido dos…
Lots of people have heard of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Napa, etc. Less people have heard about the Douro Valley, or even how wonderful Portuguese wine is. As business school…
While it is always great to want to seek out the most “popular” or “it” places when I travel (I mean, when I only have 3 days somewhere,…
Porto is a gorgeous city – historical buildings, beautiful scenery on both sides of the river. But one really does have a limited ability to stay outdoors and…
You know when you plan one of those wonderful trips and you spend months daydreaming about it until you go? And then everything turns out almost as wonderful…
Everyone boasts about the beauty of Vancouver and Victoria Island, and that the winters there are “mild”. Thanks to global warming, we no longer have the luxury of…
From the themes of my most recent blog posts, you’d think all I’ve done for the past few weeks is eat. Which is pretty true, if you’ve been…
With less than 5 months left until graduation, part of me wants to hit pause on all the travel planning and just thoroughly explore Chicago. Then the sun…