It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: When it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. - Charles Dickens It's March. “The month of the Irish,” my …
A Top Down Approach: The Portuguese Coast in Pictures
The endless sea is Portuguese. - Fernando Pessoa Because we live on the road and no longer have a physical place we call home, there are times when we feel the need to create the restorative …
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Mindful of The Traveler Within
Last week marked the four year anniversary of our idea to sell it all and wander the globe with our children. It was mid-winter break 2013 and we went on a much-needed vacation. What we loved about …
Carnival, The Largest Party in Europe
And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy. F Scott Fitzgerald Carnival is the largest party in Europe and we can’t get enough. The vast majority of …
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From Verona, Italy to Alcobaça, Portugal: Remembering The One Universal Truth That Connects Us All
In the late spring of 2014, we were stuck in a traffic jam passing through Verona, Italy. It was pouring down rain and it soon became evident that the back-up was caused by tour busses on their way to …
Pena Palace: One of The Seven Wonders of Portugal
Lo! Cintra’s glorious Eden intervenes In variegated maze of mount and glen. Ah me! what hand can pencil guide, or pen, To follow half on which the eye dilates Through views more dazzling unto …
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