Sintra – A Town of Castles
Sintra, Portugal is located to the west of Lisboa, a short train ride out of the busy capital. It is a magical mountaintop on the edge of a national park that is the home to many castles built by many conquerers. Romans, Moors, and Christian crusaders fought many battles and all occupied the space for a time […]
Lisbon, and how to not fight with your travel buddy
There comes a point in every trip, when you’re traveling with just one companion, that you may start pushing each other’s buttons a bit. Especially once the novelty of travel has worn off and the annoyances of living out of a backpack, worrying about money and buses and rain, and walking endless miles every day […]
Porto, Oporto. You’re old but still awesome.
Porto, Oporto. You’re old but still awesome. Upon seeing Oporto (Porto in English), Portugal for the first time, we felt a little lost in time. The streets were narrow and cobblestone and a bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel looked down upon us. The old boats once ferried barrels of wine up the Douro River from the Douro […]