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Yet More Drinking and Dining on the Douro

October 22nd 2021
Fueled by my blue pancakes, I was ready to get the day under way. Our next excursion was the town of Pinhao. This is the first year of doing the Duoro River cruise, so they are still fine tuning the activities. We walked up to a train station were given vouchers for free gifts at various shops throughout the town. I spent most of the day with Alex, a Tauck tour guide from Ecuador who was on this t ... read more
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Portuguese Flag Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
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26th January 2022

Knives
How did you manage to get your knives home? I guess for you they are tools of trade, but some may regard them as weapons. Any issues with US Customs?
26th January 2022

Definitely Tools of the Trade
That is a great question. No, I had no problems. These were in a nice wooden box, so I packed them in my checked bag and never gave them a second thought. I have had some issues in the past, but those will be stories for over a glass of wine.

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