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Where to Eat Like a Local in Florence: Gelato

January 10, 2019

Fortunate to have lived 3 months like a local in Florence, I explored most of Florence’s neighborhoods. Here are seven favorite areas for your consideration.

Where to Eat Like a Local in Lisbon

January 9, 2019

A lively culinary scene awaits in Lisbon’s food markets and old city enclaves, like centuries-old Alfama and Graca, mastering traditional and eclectic dishes.

Eat Like a Local in Paris: Enjoy the Experience

December 18, 2018

Throughout Paris, you can’t escape food, even if you wanted to. Tempting dining opportunities multiply right in front of your eyes, whether you meander the Latin Quarter’s cobblestone streets or the elegant Champs Elysees, Paris’ main boulevard.

Where to Stay in Florence Neighborhoods

December 11, 2018

Thank goodness I can always go back to Florence . I already know where to stay in Florence neighborhoods which sit on both sides of the Arno River. After living in a spectacular Renaissance fairyland for 3 exciting months, I realized that Florence had become my most beloved foreign city […]

Where to Eat Like a Local in Barcelona

December 10, 2018

Whether a beach café (xiringuito), tapas bar, restaurant, or food market, you can experience an eat like a local in Barcelona adventure. In Spain it’s not only about the food, it’s also a social experience with family and friends.

How to Live Like a Local in Europe Affordably

August 30, 2018

Experiencing travel like a local can make even top European destinations affordable for weekly or monthly stays so you can stay longer, spend less, and experience more.

Where to Eat Like a Local in Nice at Lunchtime

August 30, 2018

Lunchtime ritual in Nice Lazily sipping morning’s second café au lait, Riviera blue-washed sky sprinkling sunshine through my apartment’s turquoise-framed windows, I contentedly tap away on my laptop while listening to the morning’s ebb and flow play out on cobbled streets three floors below. As lunchtime draws near and neighborhood […]

Travel Europe as a Digital Nomad

March 2, 2018

Do you want to improve your work/life balance? Four years ago, I realized that my “life” part was lacking and needed a big boost. As a baby boomer near retirement age, I wasn’t willing to wait until I retire (if ever!) to pursue a lifestyle change. I wanted to travel […]

Where to Solo Travel Like a Local in Europe

February 20, 2018

Slowly sipping my demi-carafe of wine on the Riviera, avidly people-watching, my waiter with arms outstretched, suddenly races to rescue a woman stranded atop her chair escaping a renegade wave. Mission accomplished, a chorus of bravo’s and clapping erupt from us beachside café diehards braving late October weather. Crisis averted, […]

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