Category Archives: Travel

You’ve decided where you want to go – now is the fun part: planning where to sleep, what to look at and how to stuff your face. Hopefully, these Essential Bits will lead you to the unmissable bits to any place you venture for the first time or the twentieth.

Best Holiday Cocktails in London 2016
Best Bits of the Christmas Cocktails in London 2016

Thanks to all of you, I had a massive response with my 12 Sips of [...]

Traditional Portuguese Food in Guimarães, Braga, Portugal
Best Bits of the Traditional Portuguese Food in Guimarães and Braga

You mention Portuguese food to foreigners and they either look at you quizzically or mention [...]

Things-to-do-in-Braga-Cathedral
Best Bits of Braga, Portugal

As the seat of power for the Archbishop representing the Kingdom of Spain & Portugal [...]

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Strada-Farini-Parma-Italy
Best Bits of Parma & Modena, Italy

A tour of the Italian region of Emilia Romagna is more than just a stop [...]

Bologna-Towers
Best Bits of Bologna, Italy

All American Gen-Xers or older can’t help but see the word Bologna and hum the [...]

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Verdi Statue
Best Bits of the Verdi Festival, Parma, Italy

Every trip needs a soundtrack – a few songs that evoke the spirit of the [...]