SELF-ISOLATING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY Ferragudo is not a terrible place to self-isolate! Above is the view from across the inlet to the centro area of the village. Our little house is on the other side of the canal that runs through the center of town and is either filled with water or totally empty, …
Terreiro do Paço - Lisboa LISBOA When we landed at the Lisbon airport (after flying RyanAir from Paris) it felt like 'coming home.' This was my 5th visit to this beautiful country, where I not only been a tourist several times, but also called it 'home' for 3 months over the Christmas and New Year's …
During December, in the middle of the holiday season, I took two one-day trips to visit the village of Porches, the home of Portuguese pottery, and Faro, where I found an ancient walled city within the largest city in the Algarve. First was a visit to Porches, thanks to friend Dick and Anita and their …
It's often said that the holidays are exhausting. All that visiting with relatives, worrying about what gifts to purchase for whom, traveling between houses, and then there is the preparation and consumption of all that food! This being my first holiday spent in Portugal, I was without any of my family members or friends from home. …
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....everywhere I go in Portugal, with colorful lights sparkling and holiday decorations filling the windows of shops and restaurants. The above is a photo of my Christmas 'bough.' It's not a whole tree, just a limb from a pine tree growing in the backyard of the parents of my landlord Jorge's beautiful wife, Maria Joáo. …
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Welcome to Casa dos Avos - the door is open and I would love for you to come visit! Here is a link to a video of my home and village. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO4lOzz4MlQ This is the start of my 3rd week in The Algarve region of southern Portugal and the sun is once again shining. The …
Portugal is a country of explorers. Their history is so intertwined with ours. Where would the United States be without Christopher Columbus or Balboa or Magellan? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sent these brave men off in wooden ships to find and explore the New World. And though they thought they were going to China, …
My Home on the Roam 