We love Lisbon. It’s the largest city in Portugal – also the capital – with a rich history that features a diverse cast of characters, from the Romans and Visigoths in medieval times, to the Islamic Caliphates hailing from North Africa, to the Christian Crusaders, and many more. They were also the first people to…
Much like Los Angeles and New York City in the United States, Paris is a massive city filled with people from all over the world where you can get just about anything you could possibly desire. One of the things that you can DEFINITELY find in Paris is amazing gluten free food, from dedicated gluten…
Café culture is thriving in Paris, and has been for centuries. From intellectuals and authors packing the cafes in St. Germain in the 1800’s, to seemingly every Parisian in the city flocking to cafes in the afternoon in present day, café culture is still alive and well in Paris. But that café culture has not…
Lisbon was both our first stop in Portugal, and was also our last stop in Europe a couple of months later when our 89 days in Europe were up (that’s just shy of the 90 day maximum we can spend in the E.U. on a tourist visa). We really enjoyed Lisbon on that first trip,…
As you’re going to see when we get into the meat of this guide, the gluten free options in Lisbon are good, not great. In my mind (and after multiple trips to Spain and Italy, the holy grail of gluten free travel in my experience) there are two tiers of gluten free European cities. You…
The Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, tucked away in the eastern foothills of the Cascades in Washington State, is surprisingly enjoyable without feeling cheesy or overdone. It doesn’t seem like a themed town like this should work, and we’ve been to a few like it that definitely don’t, but Leavenworth is special. The combination of the…