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…
I imagine the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras — or SEF for short– the government unit responsible for processing and approving visas — as a typical office. Typical people sit…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Today is our liminal day, leaving Barcelona and spending a large portion of our waking hours…
