A trip to Portugal is not complete without visiting Sintra. Although it’s close enough to Lisbon for a daytrip, we […]
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Nazaré: Sun Dried Sea Creatures and World Class Surfing
It’s an easy trek by bus from Coimbra to Leiria, where we are staying for the next two nights. Our […]
Coimbra: A College Town with a 729 Year Old University
“Coimbra is a lesson of dream and tradition . . . . The teacher is a song, and the moon […]
Aveiro, Portugal – Canals and Boats
Does that make Aveiro the “Venice of Portugal” as advertised in the tourist literature? I think not, but it’s a […]
Porto Again – the Downtown Experience
For no particular reason, Bill is wondering where in the U.S. the latitude is the same as in Porto, Portugal. […]
Wine Tasting in the Douro Valley
“The N-222 road linking Regua and Pinhão is scientifically the world’s best drive. It beat the likes of California’s Highway […]
Chillin’ at the Beach in Porto
Three days. No schedule or list of sights to visit. No palaces, churches or museums – just one tiny castle […]
Three Days in Tavira, Portugal
The drive from Luz to Tavira is a quick 1 hour and 15 minutes, so we arrive well before the […]
Three Days in Luz, Portugal
After a week in Lisbon, it’s time to travel south to the Algarve region of Portugal, which is known for […]
More Lisbon – Mostly Photos
Once we determined that we could find our way back to home base no matter what, we spent hours wandering […]
Five Additional Days in Lisbon
First things first. Following up from my previous post about coffee pod challenges and navigation issues (see Bags are packed, […]
Bags are packed, we’re ready to go . . .
And like the 1960s hit song by Peter, Paul and Mary, we’re leaving on a jet plane in just a […]
Just Passing Through 