Azenhas do Mar is a tiny coastal town near Sintra, one of my favorite places in Portugal. It is often depicted in photos in vivid colors like Italian coastal villages ... Read the Post...
Mú: It’s Portuguese for “Moo”
Summer is well and truly here for most places in the northern hemisphere. It's certainly been unbearably hot in Portugal, with temperatures in the Alentejo - the ... Read the Post...
August Jams
One of my favorite parts of summer, especially in Portugal, is the delicious fruit. Between the cherries, apricots, peaches, strawberries, oranges and everything else ... Read the Post...
A Bar Between Nature & the City
If you've ever visited Lisbon, you've almost certainly passed by or visited the Parque Eduardo VII. It's a long stretch of tree-lined greenery, that is worthy of its ... Read the Post...
Inside a Templar Castle
If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code or are a fan of medieval history, you’ll want to put the Convento de Cristo in Tomar on your to-see list. The Templar knights came to ... Read the Post...
Summer Diet, Portuguese Monk-style
In one of the seven wonders of Portugal and UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mosteiro de Alcobaça (Alcobaça Monastery), lies the secret to getting that beach-body we ... Read the Post...
Those Yellow Trams
Much like the yellow taxi cabs of New York City, the yellow trams of Lisbon are iconic. Chances are, if you're visiting Portugal's capital, you'll end up taking at ... Read the Post...
The Prettiest Shop in Funchal
It's that age-old dilemma: you want to buy souvenirs on your wonderful vacation, but you don't want to get anything tacky. And there are a LOT of tacky things out ... Read the Post...
