Our year of memory-making travel
You were a tumultuous year, 2016. You brought upheaval and bureaucracy, as Tom and I moved across Europe to a new home. You made...
Serralves
Porto's Serralves Park and Museum for Contemporary Art offers free entry the first Sunday of each month. Any time, though, Serralves is worth a...
Foz Velha
Visitors to Porto sometimes make it to "Old Foz" without knowing they've done it! A ride on the eléctrico (Tram Line 1) takes riders...
São Pedro da Afurada
A fishing village beneath the Arrábida Bridge between Porto and Gaia is a colorful gateway to the coastal beaches of Gaia. It's also home...
Sampling Portuguese flavors in the Douro Valley
A day that begins with a drive through Douro vineyards and a boat ride on the river is off to a fine start. And...
To the top of Lisbon
Lisbon is one of Europe's most beautiful cities, and on many a travel itinerary nowadays. Residents take great pride in its seven hills and...
Tasting port with a view in Porto
Our first house guests in Porto provided Tom and me with an always-welcomed opportunity for tasting port with a view. We took our guests...
“This is our Douro”
Portugal's Douro Valley is quite the destination these days. In fact, the Douro is one of the reasons Tom and I recently moved to...
Deliciously local in West Lisbon
Lisbon's breadbasket is in its western reaches, in the hills and valleys that cradle the Tagus above the capitol and tumble westward in fertile...
Cooking Portuguese in a townhouse kitchen
From the moment we knocked on the townhouse door, we knew we were in for something special. Welcomed into the reception area-cum-shop, we had...