Earlier this year I launched Figs and Flights {events}. They're an in person celebration of life fueled by food and travel. They are an extension of the Figs and Flights blog and brand. The {events} take place in Seattle and focus on another place, it's culture, and cuisine. 

The first {event} was Neapolitan Pizza in April. The second {event} was Irish Hospitality in May. The third Figs and Flights {event} was a redo of the first one, Neapolitan Pizza Part II, this time taking place in August. 

Let's recap the third {event}, shall we?

Today is the first day to get your tickets to the Portuguese Wine Flights & Pastel de Nata {event}.

I went to Portugal just last year. In last week's Portugal - Fav 5 {Travel Guide} I told you about the Douro Valley, the gorgeous wine region of Portugal, and the best sweet bite Portugal has to offer: the pastel de nata. I learned about and fell in love with Portuguese wine and pasteis (the plural of pastel). This {event} will bring that experience directly to you, here in Seattle!

The {event} is at Luso Food & Wine in Greenwood and we'll begin at 7:00 pm. We'll try six different wines including Portugal's ​vihno verde, green wine, and port wines. There will be a little snack of olives. The last two wines are dessert wines and that's when we'll get into the pasteis de nata. This sweet treat is going to rock your world if you haven't had it. If you have, you'll be momentarily transported back to Portugal! 

Fav 5 Travel Guides are a short list of the best things I've found to do, see, eat, or drink in a particular location. This guide is for Portugal. 

​This guide is timed just right in anticipation for the Portuguese Wine Flights and Pastel de Nata {event} on Saturday, September 21 in Seattle, WA. Tickets for the {event} will launch next week!

Look no further for more on International Travel or Fav 5 Travel Guides within the US.

Portugal is a feast for the senses. The food and wine are delicious, the colors will amaze you, and there's art everywhere, including under your feet.

My Fav 5 {Travel Guide} for Portugal includes:

1. ​The Colors
2. Hand Painted Tiles and Limestone Sidewalks
3. The Douro Valley
4. The Seafood
5. Pastel de Nata

It's finally time for another Figs and Flights {event}.

The Neapolitan Pizza {event} in April was so great that we're doing it again in August! My parents will be in town and it's now fig season so we're heading back to Tutta Bella for Part II. It's the same format and menu although this time we're doing an early (4 pm) dinner on a Sunday.

Tickets are on sale now through next Friday, August 2 at 10 pm. It's $38 per person and that includes your salad, pizza, and dessert, plus tax and gratuity. If you'd like some adult beverages, just start a tab with our server or at the bar.

Get your ticket now!

{Let's See Seattle} is where you can find the very best parts of the city of Seattle. The great eats, gorgeous spots, and weirdest attractions of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest overall come to life right before your eyes. We're not always drinking coffee while wearing rain boots!

Recently via {Let's See Seattle} we celebrated Springtime in Seattle with the Cherry Blossoms and Tulip Fields. 

Now we're covering Seattle for Kids and soon we'll explore Pike Place Market for Kids.

We are unofficial tour guides for our friends and family often. With kids of all ages visiting us regularly, we've compiled a great list of the best places to take visitors with little ones or tall teenagers. This list is for kids of all ages and includes only options where kids and adults alike will all enjoy themselves. 

In the Fremont, Ballard, and Greenwood neighborhoods

• Golden Gardens Beach
  
• Wading Pools
  
• Edith Macefield House - the Up house!
  
• Chuck’s Hop Shop
  
• Full Tilt 
• Frelard Pizza
• Ivar's Seafood 
• The Troll

In Downtown Seattle and Seattle Center

• Kerry Park
  
• The Space Needle
  
• Artists at Play
  
• The Monorail 
  
• Parasail Seattle