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People selling on the beach work very hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af490b17c9327e02f372e96/1660152314948-PMWRZ2635JPJNEJU9RS2/Street+Art.jpg Travels and Adventures! - Street Art on Abandoned Building I love great street art, especially when it stops you in your tracks and makes you think. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af490b17c9327e02f372e96/1660152340574-YYK5QKXXHVH14JA8X06G/Huevos+Rancheros.jpg Travels and Adventures! - Heuvos Rancheros Perhaps the perfect meal, especially if you had a few too many margaritas the night before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af490b17c9327e02f372e96/1660156487107-Z8DM3REEH74F0PWU4WAE/Beach+with+Sirens+Hat+%26+Beer.jpg Travels and Adventures! - Souvenir from Home (Sirens Hat) I usually bring a souvenir from home and gift it to someone before I leave. 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But I do like to discover what a typical breakfast is wherever I am visiting. In the Netherlands, smoked meat on a roll is typical, with coffee of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af490b17c9327e02f372e96/1660677741925-EPUDOLE3DEK2VWXS2L1Y/View+of+Biker+from+Cafe.jpg Travels and Adventures! - Everyone Bicycles Everywhere I was warned before my visit to be sure to stop and look both ways before crossing a street. That was excellent advice. Bicyclists drive FAST! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af490b17c9327e02f372e96/1660677929470-0P40PNUC7DYBNZ4YEL2E/Another+Louise+Bourgeois+Spider+Sculpture+%28at+Rijksmuseum%29.jpg Travels and Adventures! - Another City, Another Bourgeois Sculpture Louise Bourgeoise is a favorite artist of mine, and I now try to seek out one of her sculptures wherever I go. 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