This post is part of a series called UK 2023 Long ago we recognized that we have very different travel experiences when we sojourn with others. It’s not exactly rocket…

This post is part of a series called UK 2023 A long-awaited and anticipated trip finally came through for us as friends from our old life in the States came…

If you read our extensive ramblings (see what I did there?) about getting to Portugal, you know that we were given generous and extensive support from many strangers on social…

This post was originally going to be about last week’s trip to the Azores Islands, specifically, São Miguel, the largest and most populated island. The weather is always milder in…

tl; dr:/ Moves are hard, intracity or interstate. Moving internationally is the hardest of all. When we decided to move to Portugal, we thought we would just sell everything, get…

This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 For purists, the VSOE is not the “original” Orient Express which was a route, not a specific…

This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 This is primarily a post of pictures, because right after Lisa got sick with the ‘flu, so…

This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 There we are, all dressed up and ready to enjoy a meal created by Michelin-star chef, Jean…

This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 Imagine for a moment that you are stepping off a bus into an ordinary car park. Then,…

This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 The original subtitle for this series was “Trip Of a Lifetime” ( or “TOAL”) and, just to…