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We arrived to our hotel in Barcelona late. With food always a concern of ours, we asked the guy at the reception desk if anywhere nearby would still be serving food. He laughed at us, &

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Portugese Steak and a few drinks

We went to a few places to eat and drink that we wanted to share with you. For a great evening of authentic Lisbon we would recommend getting dinner at a place called Snob followed by some drin

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Sintra, Portugal: Classic fairy tail in the hills

Kings, queens, palaces, and castles all in a beautiful little town made us think we had fallen asleep and woken up in a story book. A little more than a hour north on a train, it is common for

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Belem, Portugal – Pastries and a little culture too

Belem is a famous suburb about 40 minutes via cable car outside of Lisbon. This little place is full of things to see. Depending what you're in to, you can spend a few hours or an en

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Lisbon, Portugal – a New Skyline

Lisbon is a beautiful old city with history dating back to the medieval times, but don't be surprised when you find a modern side as well. In 1998, Lisbon hosted the World's Fair in the

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Lisbon, Portugal – Historical Centro

After we climbed out of the metro station in the Centro district, the first glimpse of Lisbon consisted of steep hills covered in red rooftops over looking turquoise water. Lisbon is a beautif

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Sugarloaf in the clouds

On our second and sadly, our last day in Rio, we wanted to check out Sugarloaf Mountain. From this vantage point reached by gondola, you normally can see the entire city and miles of beaches.&#

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Rio de Janeiro : the first day of power tourism

We have quickly found that changing frequent flyer tickets is impossible. As a result we were forced to do a little "power tourism" during our two days Rio de Janeiro before we fle

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