Exploring the Northern Coast of Portugal
On a trip in late summer and fall of 2021, we headed north to pick our way around the northernContinue Reading
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Meeting Across the River in Almada
On a sparkling late winter Saturday, we set out from home to head across the Tejo River to Almada. We’veContinue Reading
Vidago’s Palace Hotel
On our tour of northern Portugal nearly five years ago, we stayed at Vidago Palace‘s sister property at Pedras SalgadasContinue Reading
Carnival, Podence Portugal Style
New Orleans has its beads and floats, Rio de Janeiro has its samba dancing passitas but in Podence Portugal, CarnivalContinue Reading
The Making of Alqueva, Portugal’s Great Lake
Last summer, on a trip to one of our favorite regions of Portugal, Alentejo, we took a cruise with AlquevaContinue Reading
Our Tips for Travelers to Venice
After completing our third visit to Venice together, we finally feel like we are getting the hang of it. There’sContinue Reading
A Guide in Venice: St. Mark’s and the Doge’s Palace
We began our Greek adventure in Paris and ended it in Venice. This might seem an odd route, but thereContinue Reading
What Athens in Greece, Stays in Greece
When I hear people talk about so-and-so went to Athens as their first European city I think: what were theyContinue Reading
A Circuit of the Peloponnese
Greece’s major islands and Athens are frequented by millions of tourists annually, but the number of visitors to the PeloponneseContinue Reading
Return to the Rock: A Weekend in the Castle of Monemvasia, Greece
We came here on our only other (to date) and first trip to Greece about 10 years ago and weContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 