Living in Praia das Maçãs was the first time I’d ever lived next to the ocean. We fell asleep to…
It’s the time of lighting first fires, and the time of snails. The last days of October creep around, and…
While we preferred those fruits of our Random Garden most of all, we were able to flesh out our weekly…
The golden views of Lisbon’s golden hills–there are way more than seven–you can capture from the vantage point of many…
A year ago, we took a trip up through the Dão and across the Douro and into the Vinho Verde…
On my runs throughout the spring and summer, I ended my long loop running past the vines near Fontenelas: those…
As happenstance would have it, our first visit to Óbidos took place on Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Semana…
Before I moved to Portugal, I knew I would write about it. The writing’s a constant in my life, like…
The calçadas are slick on many walkways in Sintra. The historic center sees so many footfalls that have polished the…
The little beach town has changed since we first arrived–first driving through four summers ago. Praia das Maçãs, of course,…