Lisbon Portugal - AKA the San Francisco of Europe

Lisbon - Currently Craving!!

I first became aware of Lisbon while we were cruising the Mediterranean back in 2010. Our Waiter was from Lisbon and when he found out we were from San Francisco, he told us that the 2 cities had a lot in common and urged us to make a visit. He didn't tell us much more than that.

A few years later I had a chance to see the city up close and personal on an episode of No Reservations.

I sort of put it in the back of my mind and never really bothered to look it up again until now.

Boy, the similarities are eery down to the freakin fog, even!

I did a quick check for airline prices as well. Looks like the cheapest round trip fares out of San Jose, Costa Rica are on United for about $1,400 (compared to $1,800 from San Francisco) and the shortest flight time 13 hrs.

Here are the 2-City Comparisons

1. Between a Bay and and Ocean

2. Built upon 7 hills

3. Historic Cable Cars and Street Cars

4. A Bright Orange Suspension Bridge

5. A History of Severe Earthquakes

 Lisbon, Portugal

6. The Climate - Minus the Summer Months

7. World Class Wine

8. Coffee Shop Culture

9. West Coast Street Art

Pretty cool huh? Since the goal of our retirement and move out of the country is to travel more,  I have put Lisbon on my short list and I will do some further research and of course post again.

In the meantime, if you can't wait and would like more info Click here (source)

And check out this short clip from The Travel Channel

Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, Lisbon

Have a great weekend! 

HGTV Island Hunters - Fashions for a new episode

I still enjoy watching some of the shows on  HGTV.
My friend Pam is filming a new episode of HGTVs Island Hunters.

She and her partner Dan are buying an island....somewhere (which remains a secret)

end of filming on set

But first things first

What's a gal to wear for her TV debut?

That called for a  personal shopping consultation at Macy's. Unfortunately, I could not go with her as I had to WORK!

Filming episode requires LOTS of wardrobe changes

And 21 pieces later.......

 Take the hunt to a new level

In 2011, Private Island Inc. began working with World of Wonder Productions in Hollywood, Calif., to capture the visually stunning world of island real estate on film and share it with a wider audience. HGTV embraced the concept and debuted two half-hour “Island Hunters” specials on Jan. 1., 2013 to extremely high ratings.

New episodes of “Island Hunters” are airing in 2014 as part of HGTV’s “House Hunters” franchise with CEO Chris Krolow as producer/host on island-for-sale episodes and Director of Marketing Adam Mckie as host of rental-themed episodes. The wildly popular show brings private islands into the mainstream and attracts unprecedented attention for the featured properties as well as Private Island Inc.’s entire real estate catalog. 

Find episodes on HGTV Island Hunters

More to come.....

 I'll keep you in the loop and we will see how Pam wore the pieces and I'll post a link to the show/and or the air date here.

Break a leg Pam!