Not quite a year and a half ago, I was summoned back to my parents’ home because of my mother suffering a health issue that could have turned catastrophic. It…
A careful reading of this humble blog might reveal some surprising, if not actually embarrassing, patterns in our travels. To wit: we’ve been visiting destinations in — let’s call it…
Our jaunt to Aveiro was a quickie this time; just a couple of days respite from the heat. We may drift up and down the coast over the years, but…
You can’t stay for too long in Aveiro if you like to stay active – there definitely are things to see but not a lot of them. We’ve been here…
We love our life here in Braga, but as with any move there are things we’ve had to adjust to. Having lived in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. for…
We’re wrapping up tales of our trip to London. It turns out that we ate at interesting places more than we did just about anything else (… whoops?) so as…
This post covers three places we really enjoyed, two a bit upscale and one that would easily be a “joint.”
When we arrived in London our hosts (clients? friends? the people who own the house we’re staying in, roll with us here…) did a fantastic job of getting our feet…
One of the big draws for us in any major (English-speaking) city is the theater scene. We’re both suckers for a good play, albeit some of us more than others….
A little while back we talked about our aborted attempt to see Ian McKellen in “Player Kings”. When those plans fell through, we decided we’d make the most of it…
