From our balcony, we view a lovely pastoral scene of a stone farmhouse, occasional grazing sheep and a stone wall next to a stream. This area is designated for an extensive renovation into a city park containing two lakes. So,…
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Cascais Casual: 28 Julho ’17
It’s been several weeks now since we took a bus from Sintra to Cascais to stay with Jules, Rita’s traveling companion and President You-Know-Who’s personally appointed ambassador to the International Animal Kingdom. After being in Sintra, Cascais felt like…
Tagged with: accents, beaches, Cascais, coastline, dogs, expat, history, language, leisure, photography, portugal, retirement, snapshots, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, Stay as long as you like, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, Stay as long as you like, writing
SINTRA SOJOURNEY: 29 June ’17
A couple weeks ago, we took a train to Lisbon and transferred to another for the half hour ride to Sintra. For those unfamiliar with Portugal, Sintra is a town on a mountain between Lisbon and the ocean, whose climate,…
Tagged with: Castelo dos Mouros, climbing, expat, history, leisure, Montserrate Parque, mountains, Palacio Nacional da Pena, Palacio Nacional de Sintra, photography, portugal, Quinta de Regaleira, retirement, Sintra, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, writing
Cabo Espichel
We’re finally emerging from the physical and mental cavern that is winter. In Portugal, winter is the rainy season. For two months, our whole world sits under a somber gray blanket of rain. Our sleep at night is disturbed by…
Tagged with: cabo espichel, expat, explore, history, leisure, mountains, photography, portugal, setúbal, snapshots, travel, weather
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Hanging Santas: 23 Dec ’16
Feliz Natal! That’s Happy Christmas to all you un-Portuguese speakers. The holiday season in a foreign country. I keep thinking it ought to feel stranger than it does. We won’t be doing anything in particular on Christmas because we don’t…
Tagged with: chinese goods, christmas, clement moore, cynicism, decorations, feliz natal, haddon sundblom, holiday, journal, photography, poinsettia, portugal, santa, setúbal, traditions, weather
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Embarking on the Grand Circle Day 1-9.17.15
Here it is the fourth entry into this blog and we’ve already gone three weeks without a post. We were distracted… Where we’ve been all this time is a long-planned driving tour of the Southwest, covering an estimated 2000 miles…
Tagged with: Colorado, explore, journal, leisure, mountains, photography, retirement, snapshots, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
Rocky Mountain Hi There!
Driving the scenic highway, US 36/Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, restrain yourself from stopping at the first few scenic overlooks. Do one or two of them, but don’t dawdle going up the mountain. The reason is that the…
Tagged with: altitude, Colorado, explore, journal, leisure, long weekend, mountains, photography, RMNP, Rocky Mountain National Park, snapshots, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
