Europe
Portugal: More than just perfect pasteis de nata 🇵🇹
After a few weeks travelling through Portugal, what stayed with us wasn’t just the gorgeous cities, amazing architecture, historical landmarks or the breath-taking coastline, but
Castelo de Vide: A hilltop gem in Alentejo, Portugal
Often the most fun part of any holiday for us is The Roadtrip. 🚗 Gary and Athene dropped us at Lisbon airport. One minute we
Porto: City of the Invicta
Lisbon has been treating us well, but we are beside ourselves with excitement as we head for the station to pick up our FlixBus coach
Sintra – Scenes from a Disney fairy Tale
We have planned a full, ambitious day out to Sintra – Pena Palace as it opens at 9:15 followed by a short walk through the
Lisbon, Portugal: Queen of the Seas 🇵🇹
It was my very first history lesson and I was spellbound as Sister Leilia told the story of a Portuguese navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, who led
A Tale of Two Ghost Towns: Poggioreale and Gibellina, Sicily
In January of 1968, two earthquakes, only a day apart, hit 14 towns in the Belice Valley, razing four villages to the ground. Measuring around
