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
Category: Portugal
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
All Is Quiet on the Eastern Front: Elvas
For our last stop of our September 2021 circuit of northern and central Portugal we dipped back into one ofContinue Reading
Meandering through the Mountains of Portugal
Interior northern Portugal has a lot to offer. Pine forested mountain tops overlook little villages and vinho verde vineyards (“greenContinue Reading
The Dogs of Bragança
As though it were planned (it was not) we landed in Bragança on the autumnal equinox (ok, one day late).Continue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 