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
Category: Portugal
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
Quinta do Vallado, Douro in Style
Our third trip to the Douro Valley was highlighted by a stay at Quinta do Vallado wine hotel outside ofContinue Reading
The Mercado is Back, and So Are We
As we returned to Portugal from eleven weeks gone and strolled along the boardwalk with Ukrainian flag flying boldly above,Continue Reading
Sardines, Brides and Basil: Saint Anthony’s Day in Lisbon
“With Saint Anthony’s Day, come the winds” our neighbor said. I just nodded in agreement like I knew what theContinue Reading
Surf’s Up in Nazaré.
On a Sunday afternoon, the cars stream into town, queueing up and circling to find parking. Some loop twice orContinue Reading
Off Season in Comporta
Across the Sado River, where it meets the Atlantic, away from the hustle-bustle of Setúbal sits the peninsula of theContinue Reading
Pedro and Ines: True Love, Assassins, Revenge and a Post Mortem Coronation
We stopped off from a quick overnight in Porto outside of Coimbra at the Quinta das Lagrimas. This was ourContinue Reading
Tasting Wines in Colares
Just up the road from Cascais and Lisbon, the oldest operating demarcated wine collective in Europe resides in Colares. We’veContinue Reading
Sunday Journal Today: Consider Portugal
If you follow our travel blog here, you may also be interested in our “Sunday Journal” blog. It is theContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 