A day trip to Cascais and a Tagus River cruise
2017-09-25
After seeing most of what Lisbon had to offer we decided to take a day trip to the nearby town of Cascais.Read More →
Lisbon’s Marquês de Pombal, Parque Eduardo VII, Rossio and Baixa
2017-09-24
A busy day was in store for us in Lisbon as we set off to see a number of attractions such as Marquês de Pombal and Parque Eduardo VII. As well as the neighbourhoods of Rossio and Baixa.Read More →
Visiting the famous Lisbon district of Belem
2017-09-23
A trip to Lisbon’s District of Belem was on today’s agenda to see the Jerónimos Monastery, Padrão do Descobrimento and Torre de Belem.Read More →
Returning to Lisbon for the wife’s birthday
2017-09-22
After months of anticipation we made a triumphant return to Lisbon. This time with our friends to celebrate the good wife’s 30th birthday.Read More →
Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Douro River cruise and a walk around Porto
2017-05-13
For our final day in Porto we had a few final things we wanted to do. These included Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Ribeira and a Douro river cruise.Read More →
Porto’s Torre dos Clérigos, Praça da Liberdade, Cathedral, Estádio do Dragão and Boavista
2017-05-12
More rain was forecast for Porto today. But we wouldn’t let a little bad weather ruin our day. Today’s plan was to see Porto’s Torre dos Clérigos, Praça da Liberdade, Cathedral, Estádio do Dragão and the Boavista neighbourhood.Read More →
A day trip to Braga to see the cathedral, city centre and Roman ruins
2017-05-11
Braga is the third largest city in Portugal and it was our destination of choice for a day trip from Porto.Read More →
Visiting Porto’s historic Ribeira district, Palácio da Bolsa, Teleferico de Gaia and port tasting
2017-05-10
On our first day in Porto we decided to have a walk around to see some of the main attractions. And maybe even taste some port wine!Read More →
A day in Coimbra to see the miniature village, monastery and Jardim da Manga
2017-05-09
After a great day in Coimbra yesterday it was time to see what else this old university city had to offer.Read More →
Giant meringues and wandering the steep and narrow streets in the old university town of Coimbra
2017-05-08
Coimbra is Portugal’s famous old university town. And it was the next place for us to visit on our expedition.Read More →