Tag: food
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Baby and the City: Travelling to NYC with an infant
We did it! We successfully navigated our first trip as a family of three, with baby Teddy in tow. Over the Easter long weekend, we visited New York City for Teddy’s first international travel. Preparing for a flight with baby For our flight, I debated between bringing Teddy as a lap infant for free versus…
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One spring day in London
After two weeks touring Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris, we ended our spring vacation in London, England. We had originally planned this visit in order to attend an Arsenal match, but alas, were unsuccessful in procuring tickets yet again. We had visited London just seven months prior and had done many of the usual touristy…
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An evening in Paris, France
Following a week in Spain exploring Barcelona and San Sebastián, we moved onto the next leg of our trip in Paris, France. We caught the Pesa bus from San Sebastián to Bilbao, and then boarded a mid-morning flight on Vueling Airlines from Bilbao to Paris. On arrival, we hired a taxi to the Canopy by…
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Walking around San Sebastián: Gros, Monte Igueldo, Paseo Nuevo
We wrapped up our time in Basque Country with a couple more days of exploration around San Sebastián. A walk around Gros After another breakfast of chocolate churros, we decided to get some laundry done since we were at the mid-point of our trip and I was running out of clean underwear. We found a…
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Pintxos and Old Town in San Sebastián, Spain
Please excuse the abrupt pause in my trip recaps; it’s been a busy several months at home! Picking up from where I last left off… Following a whirlwind three days in Barcelona, we headed toward our next destination: San Sebastián. Also named Donostia, San Sebastián is a resort town located in the Basque region of…
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Park Guell and Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona
We spent much of our final day in Barcelona at elevation. We started our morning with a trip to Park Guell, which I had also visited once before on my prior trip to Spain, but this is such an iconic site in the city that I wanted Mr. Chuckles to see it as well. I…
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Tapas and Picasso in Barcelona, Spain
Feeling better rested after an early night in, we started our second day in Barcelona with a morning food tour. I had found a company called Devour which offers food tours in various cities around Europe, and booked us in for their Tastes & Traditions of Barcelona tour. We met our guide at Santa Caterina…
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Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris in two weeks
It has been a busy couple weeks since we returned from our spring vacation to Spain and France, so I’m just catching up on the blog now. In April, we spent a lovely two weeks touring through Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris, capped off with a one day pass through London. As I was travelling…
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2022: A year of food highlights
Seasons greetings! As we approach the end of 2022, it’s time to look back on all that has happened in the past 365 days. This year welcomed a return to normalcy, with pandemic restrictions lifted allowing us to resume travel. Although we don’t dine out as often as we used to, we nonetheless experienced several…
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Everything we ate in London, England
I hadn’t previously considered London as a foodie city, but we were delighted by several good eats during our visit back in September. We haven’t confirmed the dates of our return trip in spring 2023, although I’ve been reminiscing on everywhere we ate and already know that we will definitely go back to a few…
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