This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 Some couples have very simple commemorations, and others are elaborate. I don’t know what the mean number…
The Myth of the English-Speaking Portuguese
Let’s begin by getting the most likely snipe out of the way: nobody should have an expectation of being understood in their native tongue if they are not in a…
And Now… Life.
So. We’ve moved to a new country. We did it at the beginning of December specifically so we would meet our new home during the holidays. Heck, literally the first…
Dénouement: Days 13 and Beyond
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 We’re changing up the flavor of the blog for this post, because the last several days…
I Can Only Get This Wrong So Many Times: Day 9
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Story time. (Isn’t that literally the entire blog? Shaddup.) On our second trip to Paris we…
AIRE in a G String: Days 5 & 6
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 The end of our time in Barcelona took a strange and surprising turn. At least, it…
Hippity Hoppity: Day 1
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Lisa and I have worked diligently to get past the typical sins of the tourist class….
Mann traoch, Gott Lauch: Day 0
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 We named this blog “The Ramble”, but all we really did was fly to Portugal and…
Three Weeks In, Part Three
This post is part of a series called Early Days We left off last time teasing the series of milestones that passed us by on a near-daily basis. A little…
Three Weeks In, Part Two
This post is part of a series called Early Days So, about that difficult move-in. One thing we’d expected, because we’ve done our research, was that it was going to…
