B takes the Big Apple – part 5

Hello!!! Ready for part 5? This one is a special one. On my last day in NYC (excluding travel day back home) it was my birthday!!!  Truth to be told that was the reason why I went to NY. Nice excuse, hum? 😉 It was a combo of great factors: me not having plans for […]

Signs of time

Do you see them?They are all over the place…Every day, I see them; not always in the same way, shape or form, but there is no single day that I do not realize that time is passing by. A new gray hair.A new wrinkle.People calling me “m’dam” or “Mrs”.Paying taxes.Waking up early.Feeling sleepy at 10pm.Worried […]

B takes the Big Apple – part 4

Hello there!!! 🙂 I know… It’s been ages again, I know…But hey, better later than never. Ready for part 4 of NYC? It doesn’t really matter that this was almost 2 months ago (insert shocking face here…), because NYC never gets old! 😉So, let’s go!!! First, stop @ Brooklyn Bridge Little Italy On the way […]

Thank you Jamie!

Hello!! 🙂 There was this other day (some weeks ago, actually) that there was simply nothing on TV (nothing new until here), so I kept on zapping around. Eventually, I came across one of Jamie Oliver’s shows. What really caught my attention (and stomach!) was that he was cooking a long time favorite dish of […]

B takes the Big Apple – part 3

Hello there!! It has been way too long since I last wrote, but today I am back with another post about my trip to NYC.Unbelievable that it has already been one month… Time flies!Anyway, on today’s report, I’m taking you along on our (mine and Mr.man’s) 4th day in town. A relaxing, easy going but […]

Unexpected cravings

Hello! Do you know those days that there’s this one thing coming back to your mind every 10min?!I had that a few weeks ago. Since I woke up, I had this thing coming to my mind over and over again; spent the whole day thinking “I have to have it!!” and first thing I did […]

B takes the Big Apple – part 2

Hello!!! The plan for the third day in town was to go to Haarlem which didn’t happen because we took the wrong subway. Oops… One for on the “what-to-visit-next-time list”.When we hoped off at 125th street and after checking the map, we realized how closed we were from the Riverside Park. The day had started!It […]

B takes the Big Apple – part 1

NEW YOUR CITY – PART 1 Actually, the very first day was as usual a travel and eventually a resting day. My trip to the Big Apple was very smooth though early; loved the service on board. It was weird but great to be back in American soil. All of a sudden, it just sounds […]

Pelos caminhos de Portugal – part 11 – Coimbra day 2

Hello there! 🙂 Before I get started, I have a little warning to make: this post contains many pictures!! 🙂Yeah, Coimbra is so full of amazing and cute places to show that it was very difficult to make a small selection.On our second day in town, we spent most of our morning at the University […]