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Bò Nướng Lá Lốt

Bò Nướng Lá Lốt (Vietnamese Grilled Beef in Betel Leaf) is a wildly popular and fragrant street food. Just follow your nose. I’ve been wanting to try making it but I had a hard time finding the leaf. Turns out, my mom had it growing in her prolific Placentia, CA garden. She enabled this dish.…

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Travel Tips for International Climbing 

I’ve climbed in 17 countries! My first international climbing trip was to El Potrero Chico (EPC), Nuevo León, Mexico in April 2023. That week opened my eyes to the expansive possibilities of global climbing and seeing countries with details regular tourists don’t experience. Since then I’ve climbed Mexico – El Potrero Chico, France – Viaduc…

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