One of the “perks” of the job is being in Vegas for a week and getting to try all the delicious food around. As a tradition when we arrive on Friday we eat Sushi at SushiSamba in the Venetian/Palazzo Hotel. The good thing is to get a group of people together and to a sushi…
Wine dinner at Tony C’s
A wine and dinner night out Today we went to Tony C’s for a dinner wine tasting featuring the Antinori Family Vineyards with my parents and some of our neighbors. We got there a little early, so we started out by finding our table and having an aperitif, in my case one of my favorites…
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia (Spain)
All throughout the year there are people that walk all over Spain to get to Santiago de Compostela. There are different routes to take to accomplish the pilgrimage, starting in Southern France, starting in Portugal, starting in the south of Spain… All different but all with the same ending, arriving at the Spectacular Cathedral of…
Toja island – Spain
La Toja (La Toxa in Gallego) is an island in the Rias baixas of Galicia, Spain that is connected to mainland by a bridge. What is so special about this island you may ask? About 100 years ago by chance they discovered springs that had a lot of minerals and that had special properties that…
Adventures in a Castle – Parador de Baiona
One of the neat things about coming to Spain is that you can actually choose to stay in a Parador instead of your run of the mill hotels. The Paradores are usually historic buildings such as castles, mansions, etc. that have been remodeled and conditioned to be a hotel. So that’s how we ended up…
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