Like so many life-enhancing creations, pastel de nata was created probably by accident by a group of monks in Jeronimos Monastery. Located in Belem, a few minutes’ walk from the Tagus River, the monastery housed monks who gave spiritual guidance to Portuguese sailors during the Age of Discovery. When the place was shut down in 1834, the monks were ... [Read more]
From London and Manchester to York and Edinburgh, you’ll find many ways to get from one destination to another. Great Britain is a perfect country for road trips, that is if you don’t mind driving on the ‘wrong side’ of the road - on the left. For those who prefer letting others do the driving, there are always trains to ride and the buses to ... [Read more]
Liechtenstein, a small country of 37,000 people with an area of 61.7 square miles (160 square kilometers) is bordered by Austria to the east and Switzerland to the south and west. Its capital Vaduz is only 67 miles from Zurich, 111 miles from Innsbruck and 161 miles from Milan. If you haven’t placed Liechtenstein on your travel bucket list, it is ... [Read more]
The Republic of Moldova is situated in southeastern Europe bordered by Ukraine to the north, east and south and Romania to the west. Chisinau, the capital, is 286 miles (about a six and a half-hour drive) from Bucharest and 111 miles (a three-hour drive) from Odessa, Ukraine. This land-locked country started as a feudal state in 1359 and was a ... [Read more]
Chiang Mai has all the charms of Bangkok, without the traffic jams and frenetic bustles. Known as “Rose of the North” it is a laid-back cultural center offering exquisite looking temples (wats), mouth-watering Thai foods, and a mixed of the old and the new world. It doesn’t take hours to get to Chiang Mai. In fact, it only takes one hour 13 ... [Read more]
