Casa Valhal - Religious Tourist Attraction

November 24, 2022

HUBBY’S BELATED 49TH BIRTHDAY TRIP TO MOSTEIRO DE ALCOBAÇA

Hubby’s birthday was last month but his birthday week was a wild, wet and windy week, a total wash...

November 8, 2022

ROTEIRO DO ARISTA (PENACOVA)

Penacova is such a hidden treasure of raw beauty that I just had to return to complete the Roteiro...

October 21, 2022

A DAY TRIP TO MOSTEIRO DE LORVÃO (PENACOVA)

If you have never had the pleasure to visit Penacova in your lifetime and you adore unique encounters with...

June 15, 2022

A DAY TRIP TO BELMONTE

Hubby has returned from his work commitments in the U.K so I decided to plan an epic adventure to...

April 28, 2022

BANK HOLIDAY EASTER DAY TRIP TO MONSANTO (PART 2)

After a fantastic morning enjoying the idyllic Jardim do Paço Episcopal we headed on to the Portuguese historical village...

April 11, 2022

CELEBRATING OUR 7 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN SORTELHA

I planned a romantic getaway (day trip) to Sortelha to celebrate our 7th Wedding Anniversary. Sortelha has been a...

March 6, 2022

CELEBRATING MY 48TH BIRTHDAY: A DAY TRIP TO THE MOUNTAIN CITY OF COVILHÃ

I love it when my birthday falls on a weekend and hubby is off work so we can celebrate...

February 4, 2022

TRILHO DA POMBEIRA HIKING TRAIL (CASTRO DAIRE PR8 CDR)

Another day, another hike, this time the wonderful PR8 CDR 10 km circular Trail of Pombeira. The starting point...

December 29, 2021

CABEÇA ALDEIA NATAL 2021

Upon a friend’s recommendation we took a day trip to the captivating and unique Christmas village of Cabeça, Seia...

December 21, 2021

PORTUGUESE PRESÉPIO 2021

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas! On our recent day trips we have driven past so many...

September 17, 2021

2 DAY TRIP: PARQUE NATURAL DO DOURO INTERNACIONAL

Portugal only has one official National Park (Peneda-Gerês) but it has several Natural Parks which are equally as impressive...

September 9, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 5 BUDDHA EDEN, ÓBIDOS & PENICHE)

Day 5 and our final day of our epic road trip takes us to Buddha Eden, Óbidos and Peniche. ...

September 7, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 3 LISBON)

Day 3 of our epic road trip continues in Lisbon with the spectacular Belém district located on the banks...

September 3, 2021

5 DAY ROAD TRIP (DAY 2 LISBON)

I was delighted to eventually be able to visit the capital city of Portugal. After some research I decided...

August 27, 2021

KAYAKING IN CENTRAL PORTUGAL WITH ROCK AND RIVER

Kayaking in Portugal has been on my bucket list for some time now. We kayaked last year in the...

August 25, 2021

WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE IN LAMEGO (DOURO VALLEY)

We had such fun last August wine tasting in the Douro Valley we decided to return for a wine...

August 23, 2021

CASCATA DA FRAGA DE ÁGUA D’ALTA

Who doesn’t love a beautiful waterfall? I absolutely adore waterfalls and I don’t know of any person who looks...

August 13, 2021

A DAY TRIP TO MOSTEIRO DA BATALHA & FÁTIMA

I have a fascination with monasteries and was very excited to visit the Batalha Monastery. Both the Mosteiro da...

September 10, 2020

A DAY TRIP TO CONVENTO DE CRISTO E CASTELO DE TOMAR

Tomar along with many of the other day trips we took was definitely on my bucket list. When I...

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