When the Guard is Changed
Belém sits just outside of Lisbon a short train ride from Cais do Sodré station on the line to Cascais.Continue Reading
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Sunday in Sintra
On a sparklingly beautiful Sunday, we set out for a short drive up to Sintra. We’d been through here severalContinue Reading
Exploring the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
We’ve taken a few days over the past couple of months to explore the Natural Park just north of CascaisContinue Reading
Winter on the Alentejan Plains
The Alentejo region stretches from the Spanish border in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west like theContinue Reading
Megaliths in our Midst
Or perhaps its in the midst of megaliths? You decide. “No one knows who they were or what they wereContinue Reading
A Step Back in Time in Monsaraz
As the fog of the Alentejan plain lifted one morning, we climbed up a winding lane to find the hilltopContinue Reading
Offseason coastal Algarve from end to end
This winter, we spent a few days exploring the Algarve. We chose to do so in the off season intentionallyContinue Reading
Christmas in Lisbon
We’d planned to post images of decorations across our travels of Portugal over the past month, however, we went intoContinue Reading
Blown Away in Lagos
Nestled between the high rise hotels and condos, new development, marina and surfer’s beach sits the old walled city ofContinue Reading
Surf and Scones at Praia do Guincho
On a beautiful mid-December Saturday, we found ourselves walking up the Portuguese coastline out of Cascais en route to GuinchoContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 