Destination: Portugal

Coimbra

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Views [504]

Yesterday (Saturday) we slept in a while and then got up to pack and clean up the apartment. We checked out at noon and walked over to the train station to buy our tickets to Coimbra. Our train didn't leave until 1:30 so we sat at a cafe across from ... Read more >

Photos: Coimbra

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Photo Gallery

Whimsical Sintra & Our Final Evening in Lisbon

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Views [760]

Alright, today is the day I am going to catch the blog up. Lisbon was a whirlwind, but now we are in quiet Coimbra so I can get some writing done. On Friday we got up pretty early (8:30am) to get ourselves to the center of town to get on a train ... Read more >

Photos: Sintra

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Photo Gallery

Exploring Lisboa

Sat, 3 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Views [382]

Alright, folks, I'm a day behind so let me catch up on what we've been up to. Yesterday we slept in and decided to make it a leisurely day. We began by taking the bus over to Belem where we began with the Museu Nacional dos Coches. Queen Amelia created ... Read more >

Photos: Portugal - Braga, Barcelos, Citania de Briteiros, Guimaraes and Porto

Sat, 3 Nov 2012 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lisbon

Thu, 1 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Photo Gallery

Arriving in Lisbon

Thu, 1 Nov 2012 | By traveling_texan | Views [559]

We made it to Portugal! It was a longer trip than expected, but after our first full day in Lison (really after our first few hours in Lisbon) we both attest that it was definitely worth it! Our flight to Madrid wasn't delayed due to Sandy, but it took ... Read more >

Portugal - North, Douro Valley, Coast to Lisbon & Alentejo

Thu, 1 Nov 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [606051]

Destination – Portugal ( Braga , Barcelos , Guimaraes , Porto , Amarante , Aveiro , Coimbra , Nazare , Obidos , Lisbon , Sintra , Evora , Montemor , Evoramonte , Estremoz & Elvas ) – getting to know “my little love”... Read more >

Portugal and Retrospect

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 | By serious | Views [389]

I've seen the efficiency of German flirting first hand and the process is systematic. I've seen a relationship dissolve over an argument whether a plastic cup could be called a glass. I've been told by a Portuguese girl, in passing, that I looked exactly ... Read more >

Photos: Porto, Portugal

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By leoleoleo8 | Photo Gallery

It's About Time

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By leoleoleo8 | Views [829] | Comments [1]

It's about time I finally put aside the time to get this journal blog started.  It was originally my intent to get this up and running before I left the states but for a number of reasons it took me six weeks to finally make it happen. Following ... Read more >

Feathers, feathers everywhere

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By leoleoleo8 | Views [1399]

Those who know me know how much my dog Leo was the love of my life.  Finding him in North Carolina 15 years ago was one of the most exciting things that every happened to me.  He was a special dog and he was the center of my universe until ... Read more >

Tags: dogs, feathers, leo

Fado Through My Window

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By eriklang | Views [507]

In a pluvial disproval of My Fair Lady , nary an airborne drop would meet the Spanish soil. As I watched the verdant champs of France give way to the sepia vegas beyond the Pyrenees, I would soon meet the heat of Madrid in the summer.  With ... Read more >

Photos: Grenada to Azores

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 | By hullabaloo | Photo Gallery