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Three Things We Didn’t Know About Portugal

By Ed Boitano
in :  Three Things About...

What are some of the “things” or activities that Portuguese people do for fun? ANSWER: Portuguese love the simple things like enjoying a great meal with friends and family (sometimes it can last 2 or 3 hours), walk on the beach, or to dance in one of the many popular street festivals that go on year-round the country, travel from …

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Around the World in January 2023

By Ed Boitano
in :  Ten Clicks

Our City Tonight interviews T-Boy Editor Ed Boitano. Click picture to watch the video Christmas Recipes – NYT Cooking (nytimes.com)How To Store Your Holiday Leftovers and Avoid Foodborne Illness (verywellhealth.com)Pizza Napoletana: Naple’s Gift to the World – (Traveling Boy)Where to Eat in London’s East End (travelandleisure.com)Best Hanukkah Recipes – Recipes from NYT Cooking (nytimes.com)Pilgrimages: Places I’ll Remember – (Traveling Boy)A …

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Viennese Potato Soup (Wiener Erdäpfel Suppe)

By Susanne Servin
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
Viennese Potatoe Soup

This delectable soup comes to us byway of Ms Susanne Servin of Vienna. Her heartwarming soup is easy to prepare, and proves to be the ideal component for battling a cold winter's day. I know, I just made it. – Audrey

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Dear Dutch-American by Deb Roskamp

By Deb Roskamp
in :  Travel Advice

I am planning a trip to Amsterdam. My plan is to purchase Dutch products for gifts. I have an hour or two at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for a layover. I noticed in the past there were tulip bulbs for sale, which I thought would make a perfect gift for friends and families. But I’d heard from friends that they are not of the highest quality and sometimes don’t even grow. What is the best place in Holland to purchase the bulbs?

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Oyster Stew on Christmas Eve

By Stephanie Butler
in :  Audrey’s Travel Recipes
New England oyster stew

Early Americans were absolutely oyster crazy. When the first English settlers arrived at Plymouth Rock, oysters were a reliable and tasty source of nutrition. Coastal American Indian Nations had already been harvesting them for at least 3,000 years. As the young colony’s population grew and spread to cover much of the East Coast, folks along the shores devoured oysters. In stuffings, chowders, …

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Three Things About Bordeaux

By Richard Carroll
in :  Three Things About...
Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux, at night

This installment of Three Things About Bordeaux is courtesy of Richard Carroll; writer & author at Traveling Boy. 1. Question: What are some of the “things” or activities that the people of Bordeaux do for fun? Answer: The Bordelaise, active and vibrant, enjoy wine tasting in one of the world’s great wine growing regions such as Saint Emilion or Pomerol. Dining at sidewalk tables …

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Health, History, Opinions and More

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. – Jack London The grounds at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Photograph by Deb Roskamp. 3 Ways Urgency Makes Waste – (kathleenallen.net) Research Discovery: Brain Aging in Childhood-Onset – (scholar.google.com) How to Deal With Self-Doubt …

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Travel Nightmares, World Cup, Jean-Luc Godard

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff

TRAVEL NEWS STUFF Today, around 4,000 people still live on floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca in Peru. Photograph courtesy of Alex Brouwer. I HAVEN’T BEEN EVERYWHERE, BUT IT’S ON MY LIST. – Susan Sontag Nearly Half of Americans Believe Their Health Insurance Would Cover Them if They Got Sick or Hurt on International Vacation — But It’s Not That …

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Three Things We Didn’t Know About France

By Ed Boitano
in :  Three Things About...

Answers courtesy of ATOUT FRANCE. What are some of the “things” or activities that French people do for fun? ANSWER: In the South of France, the French play petanque. In the winter in the alps, many families go on holiday, especially in March, to ski and snowshoe. And the French enjoy the “art de vivre” [art of living], relax, cook, …

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Dear Icelandic-American: Travel advice on Iceland

By Kelly Hughes
in :  Travel Advice

This installment of our advice column comes to you from our Icelandic-American, Mr. Kelly Hughes; a man whose no stranger to the Land of Fire and Ice. Spread across 39,817 sq. miles of spectacular landscapes and progressive cities and villages, this small island nation sits in the middle of two tectonic plates; where the North American plate features a terrain of fiery volcanoes, while the Eurasian plate is known for its 269 icy glaciers. Iceland is noted for its retainment of the world’s oldest recorded parliament (‘Althing’) still in existence, founded in 930 by 39 local Nordic chieftains.

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