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Camino de Santiago, Camino Portuguese, Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

The Portuguese Camino is Calling

March 9, 2019 by Patti 19 Comments
Portuguese Camino

In April/May of 2015 we walked 350 miles across Spain following the Camino Francis.  When we finished, I said to Abi, “Well, that was incredible but I will never do it again.”  Ha! You know what they say about never say never, right?  The Portuguese Camino is calling and it has been for a few years.

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Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

How To Walk from Matosinhos to Porto

February 24, 2019 by Patti 12 Comments
Matosinhos

There’s so much to experience in the city of Porto that unless one spends an extended amount of time in the city, the average length of stay visitor will miss so much.  Most visitors won’t know to take the local train to Espinho to walk the coastal boardwalk or visit the market.  And, most visitors won’t know how to walk from Matosinhos to Porto, which is the path many Camino pilgrims follow to exit the city as they walk toward Spain.

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Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

Espinho – A Boardwalk & A Market

February 16, 2019 by Patti 16 Comments

If it’s Monday, then it’s market day in Espinho.  And what better way to get to Espinho than by train and a good long walk along the coastal boardwalk.  It all makes for the perfect day.

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Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

Day Trip From Porto to Viana do Castelo, Portugal

February 2, 2019 by Patti 10 Comments

There are a multitude of reasons why one should visit the coastal city of Viana do Castelo.  The views from atop Mt. Santa Luzia are breathtakingly beautiful.  The historic city center is charming and a visit to Igreja de la Misericordia is well-worth the price of a train ticket.  But, when you get right down to it, the reason everyone should visit Viana do Castelo is to eat doughnuts.  Yes, you heard me.  The city is famous for the Bola de Berlim.

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Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

Lisbon, Portugal: Gateway to Europe

January 23, 2019 by Patti 17 Comments

When I think of Lisbon, I think of the city as being the gateway to Europe.  When we fly from the east coast of the United States, i.e., Washington, DC to Lisbon, it’s about a seven hour flight and no doubt, it is seemingly the shortest distance across the Atlantic Ocean.  Given that I’m not a fan of flying, we always opt for the shortest time spent on a flight.

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Portugal, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

Day Trip from Porto to Aveiro, Portugal

January 20, 2019 by Patti 10 Comments

They say Aveiro is the Venice of Portugal.  Now, having never been to Venice I don’t know if that’s true, but just the same, Aveiro is unique and not like any other small city we’ve visited in Portugal.  Aveiro has lovely canals where the water travels through the historic center of the city.  Oh, and an added perk of visiting Aveiro… it’s on flat land. A far cry from the hills of Porto and Coimbra, another terrific day trip destination.

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Day Trip from Porto to Guimaraes, Portugal

January 4, 2019 by Patti 10 Comments

We found our way from the Guimaraes train station to the historic city center only to discover hundreds of school children gathering in the center.  Of all the days we could have chosen to visit Guimaraes, we happened to pick the one day on which seemingly, there was a city-wide school field trip.

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Holiday Cheer, Travel Tips, Washington DC

Christmas at the US Botanic Garden

December 8, 2018 by Patti 14 Comments

Because Washington, DC is almost in our backyard and because it’s that festive time of year, we took ourselves on a fun holiday outing to the United States Botanic Garden.  But, wait!  What happened to the month of November? How did we get to December so quickly?  Is it just me?

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Random Thoughts, Travel Abroad, Travel Tips

Travel Days Can Really Suck!

November 10, 2018 by Patti 16 Comments

It’s crazy, I know, to whine about bad travel days.  But the truth of the matter is some travel days can really suck big time. As much as we are grateful for the opportunity to travel, every now and then we’ll have to endure a miserably long day.  With convoluted flight routes to online booking woes, to turbulent flights, to cancelled connecting flights and stormy weather, some travel days are just really unnerving.  Some days I wonder why we put ourselves through it.  Why does anyone?

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Porto, SEF, & A Tale of Two Residency Renewals

October 18, 2018 by Patti 10 Comments
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It’s a humbling experience to wait in the SEF Immigration office, in Porto, surrounded by dozens of people seeking immigration status for one reason or the other.  There are stories to be told.  Stories of personal choices, such as ours, and stories of trying to gain or maintain work or student visas, or perhaps even desperate stories of life saving pursuits of residency.  It’s humbling to have choices knowing that so many do not.

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