While we preferred those fruits of our Random Garden most of all, we were able to flesh out our weekly…
On my runs throughout the spring and summer, I ended my long loop running past the vines near Fontenelas: those…
The little beach town has changed since we first arrived–first driving through four summers ago. Praia das Maçãs, of course,…
We’ve followed the story of Sérgio and Marta Pardal, a local father and daughter brewing team, since I took my…
When people ask our favorite pastimes in Portugal, what sights not to miss, what restaurants deliver the best experience–our answers…
My favorite meditation centers on the search for sea glass on an empty beach. I gravitate towards patterns—hence my love…
We’re growing avocados. We have three viable plants, now holding their own in the Random Garden—the veritable highlight of our…
We celebrated the New Year by eating grapes, but in the Portuguese style: twelve raisins, one for each toll of…
Silver light of the morning. As I drive through the valley of Galamares up towards Sintra, the light filters through…
You hear the tram first, dog-like, at the edges of your hearing: the squeal of wheels along rusty tracks, the…