With just over two days left, we had anticipated a slow, sleepy conclusion to our trip. Nothing planned except a nice restful exit. We really didn’t imagine it would be packed with some high drama, brilliant art exhibits, ferry rides, an artist date with a new friend, and a whole extra day in Europe! These …
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Vila Nova de Milfontes
Ocean bound are we, edging south by southwest through scrubby tundra, the landscape taking an obvious coastal influence, but still no sight of the big blue. We know it will appear soon, heralding our arrival at the sandy beach town of Vila Nova de Milfontes. Other than a day in Lisboa before flying out, this …
O Deserto Mágico e Alcácer do Sal
We’re scooting sideways across Portugal to the western tip of the Alentejo, skipping through country highways, one-horse towns, and long expanses of the deliciously toothsome terrain which owns this region. It’s not yet April and these plains are already gettin’ toasty, the grassy grounds ready to shed their spring greens for shimmering golds. So many …
Viagem no Tempo Épica em Évora
After a day in which nothing panned out the way we planned, we were due for a solid. Or, maybe a solid and a half, as the following are the exploits of us two over the course of 36 hours. Buckle up and prepare yourselves for a whirlwind of adventure and big bites of a …
Atravessar o Alentejo até Évora
We’ve forsaken southern shores for dry forests and made our great escape northwards. The Alentejo and its arid hills will be our in-flight movie as we wind our way to Évora. While our route passes by a few cities recommended to us by Carla, we’re going to save them for next time (or maybe the …
Viagens Internas, Portimão e Albufeira
Our last days in Albuferia find us mostly as homebodies. We’ve been away nearly a month and the duties of our normal life are beckoning, and my workload has multiplied suddenly. It’s a shame to work on vacation, but being gone this long I could hardly complain and I’m sincerely grateful to have employment that …
Influência dos Mares do Sul, Albufeira e Ferraguda
The shore of Praia dos Pescadores in Albufeira and the 5 story elevator I raced up the stairs to beat, but no one noticed Sidewalk Laundry Seems like every aspect of normal day-to-day life has a touch of the outré to it when away from the home country. Unconscious tasks that are normally rote, like …
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Aventuras em Torno de Albufeira
From our previous haunt, it’s just under an hour’s drive to our next cidade do viagem: Albufeira. We know that it’s a favorite summer destination for the Uber driver I met in Porto and that the word comes from the Islamic influence on the language (begins with AL) – but naught else. We’re in no …
Última Chamada, Tavira
Our last 48 hours in Tavira find us in true form – eating, drinking, and digesting to the pulse of Portugal’s heartbeat, our ambitions ephemeral as sea breezes, the slow time spread like it might never end. Strangers though we were to this town not two days ago, we now feel as connected as so …
Exposição do Sul, Tavira
This sculpture made out of old fishing equipment and found organic objects was a visual reminder to all: Take care of the beach and the life that depends on it. Today we’ll touch the southern edge of the old world. Squinting towards hazy horizons hiding the northern coast of Africa, we’ll soak in the same …
The Itinerant Three TnTs 