Day 890 – Winchester, England – The original capital of England

   Honestly I didn't know anything about Winchester, I didn't even know it existed. We were waiting out our two…

2 years ago

St. John – March 1, 2022 (London, England)

At this point in my life, my list of must-visit restaurants is getting very short. When we decided to fly…

2 years ago

Day 880 – El Puerto de Santa María, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 3)

   According to Homer's Odyssey, after the Trojan War, Menestheus escaped through the Straits of Gibraltar to the mouth of…

2 years ago

Day 875 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain – The Sherry Triangle (part 2)

   The habitation of the area around the mouth of the Guadalquivir river can be traced back to the semi-mythical…

2 years ago

Day 871 – Jerez de la Frontera – The Sherry Triangle (part 1)

   Jerez de la Frontera is a town of just over 200 thousand best known as the production capitol of…

2 years ago

Day 869 – Cádiz, Spain – One of the oldest cities in western Europe.

   Cádiz is a peninsular port city located in the south of Spain and is one of the oldest continuously…

2 years ago

Abantal – February 11, 2022 (Seville, Spain)

   Abantal was opened by Andalusian chef Julio Fernández Quintero in 2004, and shortly after he won best Andalusian chef…

2 years ago

Day 748 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – The end of the Camino.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain was believed to house the remains of St. John the apostle…

2 years ago

Day 731 – Porto, Portugal – There’s no place like Porto

Porto. I've been here before. The once familiar caress of an old lover. The ghostly remembrances of younger explorations. Embarrassingly…

2 years ago

Antiqvvm – October 13, 2021 (Porto, Portugal)

   Antiqvvm with its one Michelin star is the creation of Chef Vitor Matos, raised in Portugal and trained in…

3 years ago