As you may have read, American immigration to Portugal is expanding rapidly. While we still don’t rate as one of the largest immigrant populations (Brazilians are far and away the…
The National Gallery: Day 3
This post is part of a series called London – Spring 2022 (Sometimes there just isn’t a clever title to be had.) Day 3, and we’re really starting to feel…
Who’s Your Impressionist Daddy?: Day 2
This post is part of a series called London – Spring 2022 The 2nd day of our London trip was only nominally in London. Up relatively early for breakfast, we…
Better Than Advertised: Day 3
This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 The ice cream, that is. Growing up, “neapolitan ice cream” was a thing. Maybe it still is? Three…
Punting: Coimbra, April 2022
I actually have no idea if everyone uses this word the same way we do, but when a plan either fails to materialize or has to be changed on short…
How’s It Going?
We’re going to take a left turn from our usual posts this week. We’ve written for awhile now about our dreams for moving, and our plans, and the actual journey,…
Up-Country: the North of Portugal, Part 2
This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 To our American readers (and maybe those from other places, but I can’t make informed analogies for…
Monet and Chaos: Days 11 & 12
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Rejuvenated after a nice evening together, we played the Museum game once again. We mentioned this…
Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me + Musée d’Orsay: Day 10
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Our next day dawned… well, still cold and gloomy, but with just a touch of I…
Paris, je t’aime : Day 8
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 In our family, there is a phrase we use for when the options for something are…
