SAUSALITO — a seaside town in Marin County, California.

  INTRODUCTION. Enter a different world as you cross the Golden Gate Bridge and arrive at one of the charming small towns that make up …

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The Miracle of Nature as fall arrives in Marin Couny, California.

Was it only my friend Mila and I who noticed the leaves changing color this fall? Where was everyone looking? Were they glued to their …

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The BIG MAC and ART DECO converge in a unique setting, in Porto, Portugal.

Are the ghosts of the art deco Cafe Imperial at peace with the fast-food giant McDonald’s, now occupying its former space on Avenida dos Aliados …

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LELLO BOOKSHOP — An Inspiration for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Books, in Porto, Portugal

Portugal has a rich literary heritage and a number of unique bookshops throughout the country. These are meccas for not only readers and intellectuals but …

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A PRISON MORPHS INTO A PHOTOGRAPHIC MUSEUM IN PORTO, PORTUGAL.

From the outside, it appears as a huge mass of a building constructed using granite blocks, with iron gates and black iron bars on the …

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PORTO, PORTUGAL, a cosmopolitan city with old world charm.

This post on Porto is based on time I spent there last year.  The city of course closed its borders with the onset of the …

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HOW REPURPOSED LEVI BLUE JEANS BECAME AN OUTFIT FOR A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND.

On February 13th, an exhibition called: “Levi Strauss, a History of American Style” opened at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. It covers (and will …

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GINJINHA – Lisbon’s inimitable cherry liqueur.

GINGINHA – THE LOCAL FIX Waking up in the morning in Lisbon, I would open the double doors leading to the balcony and be mesmerized …

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PASTEIS DE BELEM – A Very Lisbon Experience

The One and Only PASTEIS de BELEM. A featured snippet from Trip Advisor: 10,000 reviewsJanuary 17, 2018 Pastéis de Belém — meaning Cake of Belém, named after the …

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THE EXUBERANCE OF THE LEVI STRAUSS EXHIBITION — as American as Apple Pie.

LEVI STRAUSS:  A HISTORY OF AMERICAN STYLE Levi Strauss and blue denim jeans are embedded in our culture. Walking through this exhibition at the Contemporary …

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I am a grandmother to a couple of grown kids and a couple more grand-dogs. I am also the author of phylonthego.com, a Travel Blog incorporating travel, food and lifestyle topics.

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