Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
(Or in a glass for that matter)
These series wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t touch on our modest experience with the food and drinks in Lisbon, although Porto is even more exciting and well known for its food scene. Continue reading “Lisbon on a fork”
Time for exploration of the city known for its renaissance navigators and explorers. We walked everywhere, steep hills and miradouros (viewpoints/lookouts). Continue reading “Lisbon on foot”
It was time to take a train to Lisbon. Two actually, since there is no direct train from Lagos. We left Lagos fairly early, taking an Uber to the train station. Continue reading “Lisbon – first encounter”
We’ve been home for a few days now and it feels like ages since we started our trip a month ago with Faro as a first stop. Alex’s short v-log covers our first week in Algarve. With its mild January climate, I wish we were still there.
Jan 14 – Jan 18
There is a lot going on for Lagos. It has a beautiful old city centre (downtown for the North Americans and yes it was downhill from where we stayed), sunny beaches for every taste, Continue reading “Lagos, Algarve”
After a full sunny day walking around Porto and sampling port, sangria and plentiful Portuguese food, we were ready for a relaxing evening, Continue reading “A day in Porto”
Tue, Jan 24
(this post jumped the queue)
As everywhere here, a swirl of tuk-tuk drivers surrounded the site’s exit vying for a tired tourist. It wasn’t the main entrance/exit so no buses or taxis to compete with them. Continue reading “The final trail of our Sintra adventure”
Thu, Jan 12
If we want to stay for a few winter months in the Algarve it would be the small city of Tavira. It is only half an hour away by train including all the stops east of Faro. Continue reading “A day trip to Tavira, Algarve”
Tue, Jan 10
Last night we dragged or carry-ons through the beautiful streets of Faro in the dark without noticing much but the Xmas lights decorating some streets in the center. Continue reading “Faro, Algarve”
A very short version of Alex’s flight interpretation. It’s over 10 days now and he has taken lots of videos, but most will be finalized at home.
Sunday Jan 15
It is a week today since we arrived in Portugal. Taking it slowly in the Algarve Continue reading “The arrival”
Alex and I have been to Catalonia a few times. As mentioned in the Barcelona post, my first rendezvous with Catalonia was in July 1994. Continue reading “Catalonia, birthplace of Salvador Dali”
While sitting through hopefully the last Covid lockdown, grab a glass of wine (coffee, tea or other favorite drink) and join us on a journey through some parts of Spain. Continue reading “Barcelona”
“Watch it!” Alex shouts as I step off the sidewalk to a presumably parking lane, and while turning around I hear squeaking bicycle’s brakes Continue reading “Copenhagen and environs”
It feels like ages ago. And it was possibly not the best time weatherwise to visit that absolutely stunning country, but I’d recommend it to any casual music lover. Continue reading “Reykjavik and area”
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