Country Specialties - Spain

Every country has their local specialties. Supermarkets in Switzerland have a chocolate aisle while supermarkets in Sweden have a crisp bread aisle.

In Spain it's the Jamon (ham) aisle. The difference here is the whole leg is sold with hoof on.

Lost in Translation - Spain

On a cruise in a Spanish port last fall we stopped by the grocery store to pick up a couple of forgotten items when we noticed Doo Wap. The brown bit and the name "Doo" led our minds to wander.

Cockroaches at The Nines Hotel in Portland

Cockroaches at a 4 star Hotel? Yes... The Nines Hotel in Portland provided such an experience this past Easter. There is never just 1 roach!

Tofino Red Neck

When we traveled to Tofino BC earlier this year we stopped in at a local drug store to pick up some cough tablets.

I love small town drugstores. They always have something great. Something like these Red Nek Wine glasses. In red & white wine sizes of course!

Naked in Spain

Shopping in Spain I was stopped in my tracks with these Potato Chips!

The Biggest Schnitzel in Berlin

Three years ago I was in Berlin for the start of the Christmas Market season. I met some friends and they took us for a special meal at Restaurant Louis.

We ordered our schnitzel and man did we get it. There was a thick layer of fried potatoes under it too.

Portugal.... Child's Champagne?

While traveling in Portugal last fall I came across something that shocked me a bit. A sparkling juice for children bottled like Champagne. Wow!