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New York, capital of the world!
My parents always loved New York. My mom moved here many years ago from Mexico City. My dad lived in many places before living here......
Pedro Nunes
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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São Miguel, Azores - volcanic hot springs and volcanic stew
Boy, that was a lot! In the last 3 days I met more than 20 family members for the first time, and got to know Ilha Terceira in depth! It...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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Mom, we're going to a bullfight!
When my dad was a kid he used to spend holidays here at my aunts house. One time they went to the theater together and saw a play. It was...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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'You can take the man out of the island, but you can't take the island of the man'
The next morning we were back doing our own thing and we went out exploring the island. The Azores has 9 islands, Terceira is one of...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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Terceira, Azores - the island that was Portugal for one day
Landing in Terceira was great! We got out of the airplane and just walked through the tarmac to the terminal. Things are simpler here, my...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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Obidos and Caldas da Rainha
Portugal is a very old country. Small, but with lots to see. On our last day in mainland Portugal we visited Obidos, which has an amazing...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 5, 20231 min read
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'A Portuguese home'
"É uma casa portuguesa, com certeza!" They say that 'in a Portuguese home, there's bread and wine at the table'. Most importantly, there...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Portugal, home of 'El-Rei D. João II!'
Our trip was soon coming to an end, but not yet... not yet! I was excited to see grandpa and grandma, and to meet more of my family. I...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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The smallest country in the world
We still had a few hours in Rome and my dad said there was one more place to see! "G: What? Why did the plan change? I thought we were...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 2, 20231 min read
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Chef for a day - fettuccine, bruschetta and gelato
After a full day of walking around and learning about and experiencing history, we needed really good food to remain strong, so we got...
Pedro Nunes
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Ancient Rome
I was curious about Rome. There's more to Italy than Rome, but I was curious about this other old civilization that fought the Greeks and...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Idra, Poros and Egina
The next day we jumped on a boat and visited 3 Greek islands - Idra, Poros and Egina. It was probably the most relaxing day of our whole...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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Egy... I mean, Greece - Kalimera, everyone!
We were supposed to be flying to Egypt, that was our plan. Flight was scheduled, visas had been obtained, hotel was booked and activities...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 29, 20232 min read
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Everyone loves a water park
The next day, to cool off from the heat of the desert we did a series of water activities. In Dubai, they have the one of the largest...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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117°F - through the desert, Bedouin style
My dad told me he would take me to the desert. My mom had also been to the desert there before. She said the sky is beautiful at night...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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As-salaam 'alykum. Welcome to the UAE!
I was excited to go to the Emirates. My dad has visited this country many times and he talks about its leader a lot. His name is Mohammed...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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Elephant day!
Out of all the animals I saw in India, the one I liked the most was the elephant. Luckily, my dad knew of this place that had elephants...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Colors and faces of India, Jaipur edition
My dad has been to India several times before. He showed me pictures of beautiful people wearing different clothes and going about their...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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The Maharaja's palace
Due to a cancelled flight, we had to change our plans and ended up leaving Thailand one day earlier than initially planned, which is bad...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Talad Rom Hub and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
This morning we left Bangkok, hopped on an old train and went to a market. My dad always talks about the markets in Asia, and how amazing...
Pedro Nunes
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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