Utilitarian Ending
| 24-May-2008 | We left Porto this morning heading a bit north to Vila do Conde in hopes (well, Holly hoped) that the …
Rural Road Rage and Ruminations
| 23-May-2008 | We escaped the city first thing this morning, heading east into the Douro valley. We selected another “N” road …
Corpus Christi Day, who knew?
| 22-May-2008 | Porto looked grimy, run down and seedy yesterday . . . today it rained. It’s pretty miserable in the …
Lisbon to Porto
| 21-May-2008 | Today is a travel day: Lisbon to Porto. This is a 312km trip, according to the map, but here …
Quinta de Regaleria, Sintra
| 20 -May-2008 | Sorry for the lack of consistency in postings; let’s not get started about internet connectivity here. Our luck …
Elvas and Evora
| 19-May-2008 | Today we rolled out of Lisbon at about 7am on the road to Elvas about 180km to the east. …
Discovering Lisbon
| 18-May-2008 | Twelve hours of sleep later, we’re ready to see what else Lisbon has to offer. After noshing on some ham, …
Welcome to Portugal
| 16/17-May-2008 | Today’s travel was uneventful. Flights were on-time so there’s really nothing to complain about. We got to Lisbon and deplaned …