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Photo Essay: Portugal 🇵🇹
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After…
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🍷 🇵🇹 What to Drink in Porto: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Portugal’s Drinks Culture
One of my favorite things to do when we travel is to explore the local drinks (alcoholic and not) situation. I could spend hours in the local grocery/wine/liquor store just studying the shelves. Ken is not as enthusiastic about this activity, so I usually send him off to climb a tower or something. When we’re…
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🇵🇹 ➡️ 🇪🇸 On the Move: From Porto to Seville
Travel day today. We’re moving from Porto to Seville. What is it about spending the day in a giant aluminum tube that makes you feel so gross? We’re on our way to Seville to meet our very good friends for a few days, in advance of a shooting trip, where Ken will be shooting, and…
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🇵🇹 Exploring Aveiro: The Venice(ish) of Portugal
Jaunty Euro scarf – ✅. Ready for a day of exploring Aveiro and Porto! A Day in Aviero Our guide, Susana, picked us up at our hotel, and we headed south to the coastal town of Aveiro, which is billed as the Venice of Portugal. Turns out, thaaaaat’s a stretch. Aveiro is pretty, but I…
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🇵🇹 Porto’s Lello Bookstore & a Monastic Liquor I Finally Tracked Down
Livraria Lello Walked (uphill – it’s leg day in Porto) to explore the famous Livraria Lello bookstore today, which is supposed to be the most beautiful bookstore in the world. And allegedly, was an inspiration for the some of the architectural elements in Harry Potter. Know this: to visit the bookstore, you must have a…
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🇵🇹 A Memorable Day in Douro Valley: Wine Tasting, History, and Culture
Looooonnnng day. Up before the sun this am for a wine tasting and cutural tour of the Douro River Valley. Had coffee with a Tylenol chaser for breakfast. My creaky middle-age hips are screaming at me from all the hill-walking yesterday. Our guide today, Carlos, used to be an air traffic controller for the Portuguese…
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🇵🇹 Exploring Porto: An Uphill Culinary Adventure
Culinary tour of Porto this morning. Our guide for the day, Marina, was outstanding. So friendly and engaging. And super knowledgeable. (If you are ever in Porto and need a guide, I highly recommend sending Marina a message.) Walked all the way across Portugal today. Not really, just feels that way. Quickly learned that the…
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🇵🇹 Exploring Porto: Our Jet Lagged Adventure
Ken and I just returned from a 2-week trip to Portugal and Spain. I’m in the throes of re-entry, but as I take breaks from laundry and going through two weeks of mail, I’ll get started with trip updates. As much as I try, I cannot sleep on planes. Ditto, Ken. We always hope, but…