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
Retreat to the Mountains of Serra da Estrela, Portugal
Nearly six years ago, when we first arrived to get settled into our newly purchased apartment, as we met expats,Continue Reading
Portugal’s Alentejo Wine Hotels
When we first told friends we were going to make Portugal our home base in Europe, many would talk aboutContinue Reading
Mértola and its Islamic Festival
We’d driven through Mértola twice. Once, in December of 2019, just after moving to Portugal, on our way south toContinue Reading
The Algarve’s Wild West End
When one envisions the Algarve, most think of beachfront high rises full of British expats, luxury hotels with tourists loungingContinue Reading
Discovering the Caves of the Algarve
Over the course of four years and five visits to Portugal’s southernmost coast, we never made time to visit theContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 