Buenos Aires reminds me of Madrid, the wide boulevards, trees and large government and bank buildings. We stayed at the Hotel Sofitel Buenos Aires http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-3253-sofitel-buenos-aires/index.shtml a boutique hotel just off the Recoleta area, where you will find many embassies, deluxe hotels, outdoor cafes and fancy shops. It has 114 beautifully appointed rooms, and a gym. As a woman traveling alone, I liked that in order to go up to the rooms in the elevator, one must enter one’s room key. From this area you can walk to the famous cemetery where Eva Peron is buried.
Our Buenos Aires tour guide, Alejandro Frango was a fountain of information, not just of regular tourist information and history one can get from any tour book, but of in-depth facts and folklore. In the three hours we had him with a car/driver, we were taken to the most interesting places of each neighborhood: San Telmo, La Boca, Recoleta, etc. Two unusual thoughts he...
Porto put the “Portu” in Portugal, a name that harks back to its Roman origins, it is the economic capital of northern regions and is surpassed only by Lisbon, the capital, in terms of economic and social clout. It is situated along the banks of the Douro River, which winds down from Spain to end its course here, in the Atlantic Ocean, on the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. Its historic center is the Ribeira district (literally, river side) with cliff side tiled roof houses, winding roads, zigzagging staircases and churches with glazed tile façades, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage zone, to be preserved for posterity.
Porto is not only the cultural capital of the country, featuring modern architectural gems by the Portuguese Alvaro Siza and the Dutch Rem Koolhaas, both Pritzker Prize winners, it is also vying as a culinary Mecca that retains the essence of its cultural heritage along with serious international...
Portugal, on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula is tempered by the warm southern Atlantic Ocean winds, is one of Europe's earliest settlements, having been populated by Greeks, Phoenicians Romans and Moors. Its capital, Lisbon is at its center, on the estuary of the peninsula's longest river, where the Tagus River, empties into the Atlantic. It has always been a seafaring country, and, during the age of the great discoveries, its cartographers were recognized throughout Europe for the accuracy of their charts. Vasco da Gama, in 1498, discovered a sea route to India, in 1Portugal, on the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula is tempered by the warm southern Atlantic Ocean winds, is one of Europe's earliest settlements, having been populated by Greeks, Phoenicians Romans and Moors. Its capital, Lisbon is at its center, on the estuary of the peninsula's longest river, where the Tagus River, empties into the Atlantic. It has always been a seafaring country, and,...
The Plaza de Mercado de Santurce is the local meeting place, where cooking enthusiasts, chefs and plain folk visit daily to buy the fresh produce and their staples, and to socialize. It acts as a magnet for a slew of small, restaurants that specialize in the local cuisine, like “ El Popular”, where many executives go for their fix of the “ mixtas”- (rice, beans and beef stew). There you will also find chefs who specialize in fish; “El Pescador” or “ nueva cocina” with a twist on the local fare such as “Jose Enrique”, or “ Vittorino”, Italian chef via Santo Domingo, where the food preparation is taken to a more sophisticated plateau.
José Santaella is a well known and loved chef, featured in the coffee table book “ Puerto Rico, La Gran Cocina del Caribe” where he is described as the caterer to the “ who’s who in puertorrican society”. He has chosen the former...
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