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Hi Julie,
Pedasí, Venao, Isla Iguana, and Cambutal are among the exciting places you can explore on the Azuero peninsula; if you have a chance check out the June 2024 issue of IL magazine for articles about Venao, Cambutal, and Alaya (glamping in Cañas).

Best,
Jess Ramesch
IL Panama editor

Any suggestion on tour guides for Lisbon Portugal?

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Hi Duke, San Miguel de Allende is a beautiful city with hundreds of restaurants and places to stay. It is quite hilly so what I found best is to choose a place within walking distance of the city centre, then walk into town (downhill) and either grab a local bus for 8 pesos ($0.40) , or a taxi for around 20 - 40 pesos ($1-$2) back at the end of the day.
As for cafes/restaurants, there is a restaurant called Hecho en Mexico (made in Mexico) which is very popular with expats so if you go there you'll probably make friends with some people alreaday living there. I also love the Panio bakeries .. they are amazing!
Hope you have a wonderful trip.
Bel Woodhouse - Mexico Correspondent.

Hello, I am also a new member and will be watching and reading everything here! We just spent 2 months in Spain/Portugal this past Fall as we are considering moving there. I am 73 and had no problem renting a car in Barcelona and driving all over Spain and Portugal for 2 months. Some rental car companies in Europe don't allow driving the car over the borders. We've always used SYXT Rental and we recommend them. As a side note - we were not as thrilled with Portugal as we thought we would be. We like Spain much better.