Adventure Updates

Pastel de Nata… the most ionic and delicious pastry in Portugal. Pastel de Nata is similar to a Chinese egg tart. It is a tart filled with a creamy custard filling. I will go into more detail...

One whole week in one location? What a concept. We had RELAXATION days! What a concept. We slept in. We puttered. We chilled. Wow. Porto is straight up gorgeous though. The skyline of buildings working...

This is a little two tiered story about how port wine is created, and the friends we made along the way discovering how. At our hostel in Porto (Sandeman hostel, owned by a port company), we recognized...

This was a really good day. What a scenic place to be. Sintra is the classic historical day trip from Lisbon. A small sized town with all sorts of fantastic palaces and castles atop and alongside hills...

Officially time to slow down. We spent four nights here, the most in one place so far, and we could have done four more. Lisbon is a vibrant city. Lots to do. We arrived to the city on the afternoon...

Five days. Four nights. A desolate seaside hike along Portugal’s abandoned coast. At least that’s what was advertised. The Fisherman’s trail is a growing in popularity 4-14 day town...

Lets go to the beach! Fun in the sun along this picturesque coastline was magnificent for us. The Algarve coast is a famous vacation destination within Europe, and maybe not so much outside of it. We...

Spanish food. What is it? Most would say it is tapas, paella, and sangria. And that is true. You will find all of those things everywhere and every city has its own variations. What are tapas? Well...

What a hidden gem in the world here. This town is as enchanting as it is beautiful. It slowed us right down, and allowed us to breathe. This town wasn’t part of our original plan. We had originally...

This city is our teenage summer camp romance. A lovely time that ended way to quickly, and you have to hope that they show up again the next year. We had heard from many other travellers that Seville...