After spending 3 wonderful weeks in Spain and Portugal, I came back to the U.S. to start a training tour for Grand Circle, one of the companies I’ll be working for this season. I have to say, I’m very excited about working for them. Grand Circle has a different business model than other tour companies. [...]
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April 29th, 2013
Belém or Bust
Yesterday was our first full day in Lisbon, and we walked ourselves silly. We started the day by walking from our apartment in Barrio Alto out to Belem (about an hour walk). We toured the Navigator Monument, Belem Tower, and the Berardo Contemporary Art Museum. I was a little disappointed in the museum, mostly because [...]
April 28th, 2013
Random Thoughts in Portugal
- It’s difficult to find time to write for this blog while traveling. I want to keep the thoughts fresh in my head, but by the time we get back to the room it’s near midnight. Since it takes a good 45 minutes to an hour to type up my thoughts, add photos or video, [...]
April 24th, 2013
Getting lost in Seville
So a few days ago (we’ve been without regular internet access), we left Porto by car and drove through the hilltowns of Marvao and Castelo de Vide, both of which were wonderful examples of walled cities with castle ruins at the edge of Portugal, and we spent the night in Caceres, Spain. Here is a [...]
April 19th, 2013
O(MG) Porto!
Bom dia everyone! We are here in beautiful Porto, or Oporto as it is also known. Why both names? Well, I’ll tell you! Basically, it was just a result of miscommunication. When native Portuguese referred to the city to foreign traders, they would verbally add an ‘O’ in front of it, so foreigners started referring [...]