Porto

  • The Real Pastel de Nata

    Since our sampling of the most famous Portuguese tarts in Macau, we of course had to try them in their native land. They are known as pastel de nata and we ate a lot of them all for the sake…

  • porto’s street art scene

    after seeing virtually no art in albufeira and many large murals on the way from the airport to the train station in lisbon, i wasn’t sure what to expect in porto. from a relatively small and historically important city, i…

  • the francesinha, porto’s offering to the sandwich gods

    what to eat in porto?  like all other cities i’ve visited on this european leg thus far, the answer has been ‘seafood’ with octopus and cod as some specific meals.  well, i’m out of luck when it comes to shellfish…

  • the mighty sandwich challenge in porto

    we arrived in porto after a nearly 8 hour travel day from albufeira (2.5 hour drive + 3 hour bus ride with some cab rides in between) and while we had just spent the better portion of a week sitting…

  • first 24 hours in porto

    jojo: what do i like? -small, quaint and beautiful city.  from the orange rooftops to the coloured & tiled facades to the street art to the cobblestone streets (as in the streets, not just the sidewalks), it’s so vibrant -cheap…