Toys are Tools!
August 27, 2008

Meeting the sweet owner and collector in this
very special toy museum, called Museu do
Brinquedo in Sintra Portugal, was a real treat!

Viana do Castelo & Vigo
August 19, 2008

Despite our problematic entry and it
being dark, we could still see that Viana
do Castela in northern Portugal was a

Crazy Travel Challenges
August 11, 2008

Travel and the open road is an adventure
and things do not always go right, but
sometimes the challenges make for the

Oporto & Douro Valley
August 11, 2008

The rain poured so hard the day that
we went to tour Oporto, that our rain
coats were soaked through before

Alcobaca Monastery
August 4, 2008

The largest Cathedral in Portugal is in
Alcobaca, so we made the journey to
see it and had a delightful backpack lunch

Nazare, Not Our Cup Of Tea
August 3, 2008

Nazare is a very touristy beach town,
so my least favorite site in Portugal
and I could have skipped it entirely. Still

Oooh, Obidos!
August 1, 2008

This is such a darling little town that
makes you want to just "oooh" and
"ahhh" every few seconds at the visual

Kindness of Strangers
July 31, 2008

One of the great things about being a
traveler is the many opportunities one
gets to see the kindness of strangers.

Cabo de Roca
July 31, 2008

Mozart was thrilled to get an official
sealed certificate from Cabo de Roca,
Portugal the furthest western point in

Monserrate Palace
July 31, 2008

The beautiful grounds is what really
touched us at Monserrate, plus the
outside was in one of my favorite