Author: Gail

Houses started getting bigger and we stumbled on a few small gated estates, one indicating it was the residence of a Viscountessa.

At the brilliant suggestion of our AirBNB owners, we scheduled a day to take a train trip up into the Douro valley.  We knew the valley was there, and of…

Our adventurous friends that visited us in Porto were headed back to Spain in the direction of a city we were curious about.  To the north and west of Porto…

A pretty wonderful thing about having friends that also travel is the possibility that you can overlap in the same place.  (Of course, the other fabulous thing that can happen…

Porto hugs the north side of the Douro River and is quite picturesque as the city is uphill from the river. It is about three miles to the where the…

If you followed us two years ago, we developed a bit of a botanical garden habit.  It started with Lisbon.  Looking back, it wasn’t just because we both love plants…

Part art museum, part art foundation, part sculpture garden, part botanical garden, part living farm/museum.

The day we visited the Casa do Infante and walked the Douro River bridge was a hot one. Even though Porto wasn't experiencing the 100 degree days we noticed in…

I’ll admit I had a struggle the first week we were here, adjusting.  Maybe a bit of culture shock.  New location, new weather, new rhythm of living.  The Sunday that…