Portugal

Cascais was an unplanned stop in our itinerary but we could no longer bear the cigarette smoke smell in our apartment in Estoril, so we moved 15 minutes away to an apartment with a bit of an ocean view from our patio.  We chose the location for proximity to sights we wanted to see, and we are walking distance to the ocean and downtown Cascais. Read more →

Estoril is an upscale residential town 30 minutes west of Lisbon, quieter than the big city but close to Lisbon and other interesting areas we wanted to visit.  We didn’t spend any time looking around Estoril, just used it as our base to explore the surrounding area.

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The population of Lagos municipality is approx 34,000, increasing substantially during the summer months with the influx of tourists and seasonal residents.  Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of beaches, Read more →

When we left the Duoro Valley in the north of Portugal, we drove 6 hours south to The Algarve.  The Algarve region of Portugal is famous for it’s sponge toffee colored limestone cliffs, mild winters and breathtaking ocean views, we are very happy to be spending two months here.

Our first month was spent in Praia da Rocha Read more →

Pinhao is a tiny laid back village only a few hours from Porto.  We came here for three days because it sits on the banks of the Duoro River in the heart of the Duoro wine region, Read more →