food
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Fun Times on 30A and Destin
While I enjoy spending time on the beach itself, part of the charm of staying on 30A on the Florida Gulf coast is the opportunity to visit the little towns along the county highway. The shops are definitely overpriced (as is the food and everything else) but it is really picturesque and fun to look around. I always budget in an ice cream outing for us and a couple souvenirs. This time, we also had lunch at a little spot in Seaside. The crepes from this little food truck were a great treat, but it was very busy and the wait was about 30 minutes. Thankfully, the kiddos and their…
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Our food in Costa Rica: 2023 Fall Break
Yum! The food was delicious in Costa Rica, and we ate very well as you will see from the pictures I took. Even though I paid cash for the food at the local sodas (small restaurants) and we went grocery shopping for several meals, the food at the resorts added up quickly for a family of 6 (that will show up on our credit card bill). Our favorite was the food from the sodas and we made sure to pick ones that local people went to and they did not disappoint. The Sodas The natural fruit juices were wonderful. I think we had about 5 different kinds and here are…
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The Food in Costa Rica
When we visit a country, we like to eat the local food. So as soon as we arrived to Costa Rica, we knew we want to eat local food for lunch. As we left the car rental place, we asked for a recommendation to a local inexpensive restaurant and we were direct to a local Soda place nearby. In Costa Rica, small restaurants are called Soda and this one was just few minutes away. The one thing you will notice in our typical Costa Rican meals is the common theme of rice and beans. At this Soda, fruit juice was included so we got to taste guava juice, tamarind juice…