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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Architecture
PASTEIS DE BELEM – A Very Lisbon Experience
The One and Only PASTEIS de BELEM, in Lisbon, Portugal.A featured snippet from Trip Advisor: 10,000 reviewsJanuary 17, 2018 Pastéis de Belém — meaning Cake of Belém, named
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LX Factory Retaining Its Original Footprint and Character, This Space Started Life All Over Again
Lisbon is having a day of it and is presently in rebirth mode. From total dormancy, it has emerged as one of the most exciting
PALACIO ALVERCA, a MOROCCAN PALACE in LISBON, is transformed into a shopping center.
One of my interests is “adaptive re-use of space” — the Palacio Alverca is an exact case study. Palacio Alverca is a remarkable old landmark
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Emilia, Tulum Pueblo, on the Riviera Maya.
Pausing for a cup of coffee at Emilio, on Avenida Tulum, in the Riviera Maya. The Riviera Maya is anchored by Cancun in the North
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Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Part II
PUERTO MORELOS,“The Jewel of The Caribbean” Part 2. THE NEW GATED COMMUNITIES I made my accommodation reservation through Air BnB and wanted to be in
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The Magic of Tulum on the Mexican Caribbean
Could this be Paradise? The Tulum landscape is a jungle of dense tropical foliage, a blend of many greens: tangled hanging vines, twisted mangrove tree
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STRIKING ARCHITECTURE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA
(Originally written in 2013. Scroll to the end for the unexpected twist about an American presence in Panama that became rather infamous several years later…)
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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
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