Day 93, Home!!
May 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °FWhat a journey. 🌟🌟🌟 But happy to be home!!
What a journey. 🌟🌟🌟 But happy to be home!!
Our day in Lisbon was spent with a super nice tour group (Swiss, Canadian, US) and a spunky and vivacious guide with unending curiosity named Xenia. Xenia took us on an unconventional tour, going downRead more
Because of my love of (watching) surfing, I’ve been very interested to visit Nazare. Nazare was a pretty typical beach and fishing town until a local businessman had the vision to promote its hugeRead more
Lia’s mother is Russian and her dad is Georgian. But she has lived in Portugal since she was very little. I know her through Dato - their dads are brothers - and Lia has been my student since 2020.Read more
One of the most beautiful/impressive complexes I have ever seen (text below is from Rick Steves).
“Towering above Tomar is its castle, with an Oz-like oratory built 800 years ago. This circularRead more
The past few days have been spent traveling in and around hill towns, charming medieval villages perched on high ridges to provide protection from their enemies. We have visited three - Monsaraz,Read more
The trip must getting close to the finish line (or is it Hope’s influence?) because we are finally doing some shopping. Made a stop at some Portuguese potters. Alentejo is known for its clay andRead more
Mark and I had recently become curious about cork production. Today we got lots of answers while on a ‘cork trek’. The Alentejo - where we are in Portugal - is the perfect place to learn becauseRead more
Our great pleasure today was to pick up Hope at the Lisbon airport!!!!! ❤️✈️❤️ Three months have passed since she dropped us off at CVG to begin this adventure. We were so excited to seeRead more
Common travel story. Sintra is a town known for its castles. We visited three today. As expected: Unique architecture, money, powerful people, turrets, gardens, views, fancy beds. All interesting andRead more
Traveler Welcome home! I can’t wait to see the documentary!
Traveler What an adventure! Looking forward to seeing you on our zoom meeting soon!
Traveler Welcome home! Thanks for sharing your incredible journey with us through these updates!