Five Days Living in London
After touching down at Heathrow, we were delighted by our quick processing through customs using our US Passports and theirContinue Reading
Category: Europe
One Day in Belém
Belém is a freguesia (parish) of Lisbon on the western end of the city and is a short train orContinue Reading
Favorite Restaurants in Cascais, Portugal
Last updated August 2025. While we sometimes refer to restaurants we love in our posts, we don’t do a lotContinue Reading
Layover in Amsterdam: Two Days Amongst the Bikes, Boats and Dutch.
The first thing you notice about Amsterdam is the bicycles. Thousands of them. Literally. They are everywhere. Leaning up againstContinue Reading
Favorite Places: 2022 Edition
We are often asked “where is your favorite place you’ve been?” And, I’ll be honest, we always struggle a littleContinue Reading
Winter, Spring, Summer and (not yet) Fall at Herdade do Sobroso
Doves calling, bucks bugling mating calls on the hillside, birds chirping as the sun slowly rises across the rolling vineyardsContinue Reading
One More for the Road: Jerpoint Abbey
It was our final day in Ireland, but a relaxed one. Our flight wasn’t until that evening so we tookContinue Reading
Top 10 Things We Liked About Ireland
As is our custom, when we visit a country we like to make a list of the things we likedContinue Reading
Checking Out Cork County
Cork City. We began our visit to Cork County with a night at the Imperial Hotel in Cork City whereContinue Reading
Riding the Ring (of Kerry)
When we awoke early on our last morning in Dingle, the skies had cleared, the wind had blown east andContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 