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Trainman said:
It's funny that you mention your gf wanting to retire there, I was born and raised in Portugal for the first 13 years of my life before making Canada our permanent home and I've been back many times with friends, gf's, etc who have never been before and that's usually the conclusion they all come to..."I wanna move here" or "I wanna retire here".

I have travelled to many different countries, most of Europe for example, throughout North America, the Caribbean and even parts of Africa and they're all beautiful, and charming countries in their own way and I would happily go back to anyone of them, but there is something about Portugal that just surprises you every time you visit (especially the first time you visit) and keeps pulling you back. It's like this tiny little country with so much stuff to see and do and you'd never think it was possible to have all that in such a tiny parcel of land mass. It is the oldest official country in Europe and has so much documented history and a lot of it has been rather well preserved to this day. There's always a beautiful beach, or an old castle or breathtaking cliffs or whatever just waiting around the next corner, never a dull moment.

I agree that while every region of Portugal has its own uniqueness and beauty for the most part the warmth of the people stays the same no matter where you go, the cost of living is low, food is for the most part amazing and fairly inexpensive, and booze (especially local wines) is even cheaper.

And while we're discussing travel and cuisine, I highly recommend Morocco as well for anyone that hasn't been, great inexpensive food, very warm and welcoming people, and there's a certain level of frenziness and culture shock that somehow adds to the appeal. Marrakesh is like this desert Oasis that's surrounded by white snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains which gives it this surreal look at times. And while there take a day trip to the Atlas mountains themselves you won't regret it.

Cheers.
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I cannot wait to go to Portugal! I’ve also heard only great things about the country, but haven’t been yet! When I do go to Portugal, it will be probably for around 25-35 days, so I know I’ll be in for such a treat when I do go there! So excited now thinking about it! 😄🥰✈️
 
Trainman said:
It's funny that you mention your gf wanting to retire there, I was born and raised in Portugal for the first 13 years of my life before making Canada our permanent home and I've been back many times with friends, gf's, etc who have never been before and that's usually the conclusion they all come to..."I wanna move here" or "I wanna retire here".

I have travelled to many different countries, most of Europe for example, throughout North America, the Caribbean and even parts of Africa and they're all beautiful, and charming countries in their own way and I would happily go back to anyone of them, but there is something about Portugal that just surprises you every time you visit (especially the first time you visit) and keeps pulling you back. It's like this tiny little country with so much stuff to see and do and you'd never think it was possible to have all that in such a tiny parcel of land mass. It is the oldest official country in Europe and has so much documented history and a lot of it has been rather well preserved to this day. There's always a beautiful beach, or an old castle or breathtaking cliffs or whatever just waiting around the next corner, never a dull moment.

I agree that while every region of Portugal has its own uniqueness and beauty for the most part the warmth of the people stays the same no matter where you go, the cost of living is low, food is for the most part amazing and fairly inexpensive, and booze (especially local wines) is even cheaper.

And while we're discussing travel and cuisine, I highly recommend Morocco as well for anyone that hasn't been, great inexpensive food, very warm and welcoming people, and there's a certain level of frenziness and culture shock that somehow adds to the appeal. Marrakesh is like this desert Oasis that's surrounded by white snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains which gives it this surreal look at times. And while there take a day trip to the Atlas mountains themselves you won't regret it.

Cheers.
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That's what people call the "Saudade" :) I don't see how you can't fall in love with this country and its people. As you said, there is always a beach, a mountain, a park, an attraction, a river or whatever close from where you are and you can easily spend hours in that place. Then you have a bar or a restaurant in front of that place where you can drink a fresh beer, eat a few "tremoços" (apparently lupins or lupines in English) and meet some locals who will become your friend after a couple of hours. Actually, it's a place where you can value the fact that you are doing nothing but you are doing nothing pretty well.
 
Selaws said:
Have to admit I haven't looked any further than their forums at the moment. I will end up emailing their customer service when I have proper free time, I would ideally like to have something in writing from them before I make a decision.
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Yup, please let me know what you find. I'm in the same boat and my sub is up this month.
 
Skalap said:
Didn't we started this morning debating on IPA and/or Lager beers? BTW when it comes to wine, I prefer Bergerac wines to Bordeaux wines. I never say no to a good Château Les Tours des Verdots red wine.
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Didn't Bordeaux just approve 6 or 7 additional grape varietals to deal with climate change? Maybe we'll all have new favorites.
ChristoBee said:
The best way to find a great asian restaurant in Paris is to have a look at the clientele, if there is loads of asian people in there, you can go in blind.
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I think this is true around the world. At least it is in the US.
McGlam said:
I missed all the Portugal and Portuguese wine talk in this thread!! Im a Portuguese wine importer/distributor in the US!

if anybody is in need of wine shipped to their house send me a message!
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I always need this. Lucky that my local wine bar delivers. But if it's a deal...
 
Mather said:
By the way, while we're on the topic of Portugal here's some pics of the place I stayed at in Monchique a couple years ago.View attachment 61217View attachment 61218View attachment 61219
And no it was not expensive. I think we paid like $140 CAD a night.
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Incredible! Yesterday while googling easiest places for me to expatriate to when Trump gets re-elected I got into looking at Nicaragua. Anybody have any recent experiences with that place? I wouldn’t be thinking about it until there is more reliable prevention for Covid due to their awful stance on handling it, but seems like it’s getting safer and is easy and cheap to expat to.
 
Tys1 said:
Incredible! Yesterday while googling easiest places for me to expatriate to when Trump gets re-elected I got into looking at Nicaragua. Anybody have any recent experiences with that place? I wouldn’t be thinking about it until there is more reliable prevention for Covid due to their awful stance on handling it, but seems like it’s getting safer and is easy and cheap to expat to.
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I enjoyed visiting Nicaragua a few years ago. Wasn't able to travel around too much, but I especially enjoyed visiting Ometepe. Ate lots of great grilled fish and nacatamales. Oh also great rum.
 
dhodo said:
I enjoyed visiting Nicaragua a few years ago. Wasn't able to travel around too much, but I especially enjoyed visiting Ometepe. Ate lots of great grilled fish and nacatamales. Oh also great rum.
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My mate moved to Nicaragua to live there for a while. Amazing place by the sounds of it.
 
agutierrezb said:
I was discussing this with my girlfriend the other day. Tex-Mex is erroneously seen as a "lesser" or "altered" version of Mexican food, when it's its own thing. Most people see it as fast food only, but Taco Bell and all that bullshit aside, Tex Mex is a true vernacular expression. I don't know if this has happened yet, but I'd love to see a chef take Tex-Mex to the "gourmet" stage and finally legimize it as a unique cultural expression.
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I wouldn't say that it has been taken to the "gourmet" stage outside of Texas yet. Tex-mex outside of Texas is almost uniformly terrible
 
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Should I use the $18 I have remaining in store credit to nab this Helena Deland? Almost want it just for the album art 😂
 
Tex-mex is straight up my favorite food of all time. One of my favorite things about living in Houston is the vast amount of Tex-mex and Mexican restaurants we have. In fact, Houston cuisine is incredibly diverse and varied. We have it all.
 
agutierrezb said:
I was discussing this with my girlfriend the other day. Tex-Mex is erroneously seen as a "lesser" or "altered" version of Mexican food, when it's its own thing. Most people see it as fast food only, but Taco Bell and all that bullshit aside, Tex Mex is a true vernacular expression. I don't know if this has happened yet, but I'd love to see a chef take Tex-Mex to the "gourmet" stage and finally legimize it as a unique cultural expression.
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I dig Tex Mex. I lived in Texas a couple times in my life now and I don’t see it as slumming at all. Side note: Taco Bell is slumming but I like it. It serves its purpose. As long as you don’t go there thinking you’re getting the best of Mexican cuisine (let alone that it is a gross cross-mutation w American eating tendencies), then it’s not disappointing. It’s good cannon fodder.
This reminds me of a good piece NPR did a while back about the divergent culture among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans specifically in the greater L.A. area. It wasn’t just focused on food but it was really interesting and how, because the Mexican pop is so large in CA, it’s pretty much it’s own organic region of Mexico just as much as micro cultures grew across the country proper.
 
jfitzy said:
Tex-mex is straight up my favorite food of all time. One of my favorite things about living in Houston is the vast amount of Tex-mex and Mexican restaurants we have. In fact, Houston cuisine is incredibly diverse and varied. We have it all.
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New Houstonian! We had a meetup back when I lived there in 2016.

You are right, Houston has the best food in the country.
 
All this travel talk is the BEST! I'm loving what this thread has become. So many amazing pictures, stories, and a wealth of great information.

In terms of regional cuisine that hits the spot for me, my top 3 are: Japanese, French, and Mexican. Japanese and French are pretty much my go-to cuisine most days whereas most Mexican food is just pure comfort for me.
 
Tyr said:
All this travel talk is the BEST! I'm loving what this thread has become. So many amazing pictures, stories, and a wealth of great information.

In terms of regional cuisine that hits the spot for me, my top 3 are: Japanese, French, and Mexican. Japanese and French are pretty much my go-to cuisine most days whereas most Mexican food is just pure comfort for me.
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Ive always liked Japanese food. I’ve traveled extensively in SEA but never made it to Japan except for layovers. Somehow I never became aware of Japanese curry. Like, I didn’t know they made curry at all. I had a coworker who grew up on Okinawa and he was all about it. Luckily, I live in Vegas which has a pretty great Chinatown - I was fuckin up noodle houses (couple hand pulled Chinese places an a place w great udon) before I left for some extended overseas work. I love going to Japanese curry houses now. Getting it spicy so my forehead is sweating and my butt is puckering.
 
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