Porto, Portugal (Part 2) – River Cruise and Old City
River Cruise After our delicious breakfast of sardines, tomato and cheese on toast, we strolled down the hill to join one of the ‘six bridges river cruises.’ We went with Continue Reading →
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Porto, Portugal (Part 1) – Arrival and Initial Explorations
Coimbra to Porto, via Aveiro We headed out from Coimbra with plenty of time to stop off in Aveiro on the way to Porto. Aveiro gets mixed reviews because it Continue Reading →
Coimbra, Portugal
It was with fondness and full bellies that we left the mother/daughter hosts extraordinaire, Anna and Anna, in Nazaré. Our destination for the day was north of our seaside town Continue Reading →
Nazaré and Surrounds, Portugal
Portuguese road trip in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta – living the dream! From our stately B&B in Sintra, we headed north to Nazaré via Obidos. Obidos There is not much Continue Reading →
Sintra, Portugal
Arrival in Sintra Our delayed flight to Lisbon from Madeira was followed by another delay collecting the hire car, but with a great outcome, thanks to complimentary upgrade – a Continue Reading →
Funchal, Madeira
Upon arrival at Funchal Airport we were met by Funchal Airport Transfers. Easily prebooked online with payment of €25 in cash to the driver, we were pleasantly surprised to find Continue Reading →
Lisbon, Portugal
We have been meaning to ‘get to Portugal’ for many years, now, but we also wanted to spend a decent amount of time in a few places. I can tell Continue Reading →