Shakespeare wrote some great lines about music being the food of love, but the love of food has inspired some beautiful poetry, too. In fact, one Porto chef’s description of a traditional Portuguese stew inspired Ted to make the dish featured in the video here.
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A Tale of Two Paintings
How does it feel to move to Portugal from the United States? Two pieces of art that accompanied us on the journey tell the story … symbolically, at least.
On Starting Over: Five Lessons Learned
Beginning our sixth week in Portugal, we’re learning, learning, learning. Acquiring little bits of knowledge each day. Here are our top five lessons learned so far.
Travel Stories Are Grateful Stories
Who doesn’t like stories about the travails of travel? Well, guess what? Our most recent trip to Washington, D.C., didn’t have any. And for that we are immensely grateful.
Our Apostille Adventure: Notes from the Journey Away
When I first heard the word apostille, I thought it was some sort of delicate European pastry. But with our planned move to Portugal, we’ve become intimately acquainted with the term. And have conquered our fear of it.
Seven Things to Love about Alicante
During our weeks in Alicante, Spain, we discovered many simple pleasures … pleasures that we miss now that we’re home. Here is a highly subjective list of the best of the best.
Big News from the Beach
We’ve made some decisions this past week. Our new video tells all.
A Sunday Lunch in Alicante
We’ve made amazing friends during our three weeks so far in Alicante. At a traditional lunch with them this past Sunday, Ted and I felt we had fully arrived in Spain. Here are a few videos from that day.
The Spanish Sun Came Out!
Our day trip up the Mediterranean coast of Spain from Alicante to seaside Calpe began with clouds and wind and temps in the low 50s. But then everything changed.
A Typically Extraordinary Tuesday in Alicante
Alicante continues to gift us with new sights, new sounds, new flavors. And all with a surprisingly low price tag. Our new video recaps our morning.
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