The Churches of Braga
Climbing the slight incline from the train station, the third largest city in Portugal is unremarkable at first until youContinue Reading
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Cascais delivers, again
Last time we were in Portugal, we ended our two weeks in Cascais, a beach resort town at the endContinue Reading
Cervejaria Ramiro for lunch, Lisbon Portugal
The last time we were in Lisbon, we wanted to eat lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro and were talked into anContinue Reading
Top 10 Portugal tips and experiences
Now that we’ve been back in the routine of our daily lives, we’ve been reflecting upon our trip and thinkingContinue Reading
Cascais: a great way to end a holiday
We ended two terrific weeks in Portugal in the beach town of Cascais (pronounced: Kish-kaysh). This town has a lotContinue Reading
The Sintra National Palace, I mean who doesn’t have a Julius Caesar room?
Since we still had our aforementioned car, we skipped our train back to Lisbon and Cascais and detoured en routeContinue Reading
Evora. More than just a bone church.
Nestled among rolling golden hills of cattle ranches, vineyards and cork trees sits Evora. This area is known to haveContinue Reading
Trains, automobiles and the Knights Templar: our side trip to Tomar, Portugal
Sometimes, in Europe, the trains go on strike. That means limited or no information. It could be hours or itContinue Reading
Porto Portugal on a weekend
If Coimbra’s train station makes you initially question why you are there, Porto’s embraces you with open arms. It’s wallsContinue Reading
Douro Valley: Pintas, Casas, Portos and a float
As a side trip from Porto, we arranged a private tour to the wine country of the Douro River Valley.Continue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 