Explore the paths less traveled with Phyl, a solo traveler and adventurer
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THE MARINE BUILDING: Vancouver’s Iconic Art Deco Building
Almost every North American city has one: the Art Deco tower that outshines the rest of the skyline, even the taller, more recent additions. For Vancouver, this is the Marine building, a “tasting menu” of
Broom Co. — A Broom to Sweep Away All Your Troubles
Against a dramatic backdrop of skyscrapers that comb the sky, Granville Island in Vancouver is a microcosm of little roads lined with interesting shops, restaurants, and galleries. Known for its market stocked with the freshest
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COFFEE TOUR OF JARDIN, COLUMBIA
MY FRIEND, LUCAS While I was a student at Centro Interactivo de Espanol, I stayed with a family in Envigado (suburb of Medellin). Lucas, who was the Commercial Director of the School, was responsible for my
SIGHTGLASS COFFEE in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco
Updated: 7/12/2019 Subsequent to the devastating earthquake that occurred in San Francisco in 1906, the neighborhood South of Market Street was an Industrial wasteland. Run-down warehouses, diverse industries and sweatshops had remained in derelict condition for
Cioppino, San Francisco’s Inimitable Fish Stew at the Iconic Tadich Grill
CIOPPINO. What is Cioppino? It is a rustic, tomato based, intensely flavorful fish stew synonymous with San Francisco, where it is said to have originated in the mid 1800’s at the time of the California
Posts from South America
CUENCA – The Athens of Ecuador
History Cuenca is the third largest City in Ecuador, and the second to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The other WHS site is the capitol city, Quito. There is much rivalry as to
Chaos on the Roads in Panama City, Panama
Note: This Blog Post was first written on September 24th, 2013. The website Phylonthego.com was hacked and destroyed. Fortunately one of my friends had saved the original blogs written at that time and the article
Casa Kimberly, Puerto Vallarta
The Backstory Going back in time to the tumultuous love affair of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1960’s. Casa Kimberly built above the historic Old Town of Puerto Vallarta was the love nest
