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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Day 795 – Chiang Mai, Thailand – The Buddhist Temples of Northern Thailand

   Having grown up in austere protestant American churches conspicuously devoid of ornate or lavish decoration, I never felt particularly…

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The Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai

   I have somewhat of an obsession with the northern Thai specialty, khao soi. It's a typical northern Thai curry…

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Cuisine de Garden – January 22, 2022 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

   Cuisine de Garden was originally opened by Chef Leelawat “Nan” Mankongtiphan in Chiang Mai in 2011. A self taught…

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)