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 …
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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The City That Stole My Heart: Porto, Portugal
I have been known to burst into, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco. The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gray. The glory that was Rome is of another day. I’ve been terribly alone and forgotten …
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Bold Inspiration to Break From Convention
As we approached the Museu de Arte Nova in Aveiro, Portugal, I couldn’t get past the front door. The building is awe inspiring in all of its faded and timeless beauty. It anchored us in this floating …
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Remembering to Have Resolve Not Resolutions
I wrote the following article two December’s ago and have traveled countless roads and crossed many paths since. Although in many ways I am not the same person I was when I wrote the words below, …
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Nazaré Legends Now and Then
How does one live an eternal idea in a daily way? -Yann Martel, The High Mountains of Portugal In 2014, on our way to Santiago de Compostela, we zipped up the West Coast of Portugal much too …
