Porto
portugal in pictures: egg tart bellies and funky neighbourhoods
from the algarve in the south to porto in the north and ending in lisbon, we barely got a taste of what the country had to offer. turquoise waters and red cliff beaches, tiled walkways and churches and a healthy…
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…
our introduction to petiscos at casa dos santo antonio: portuguese tapas
our last night in porto brought us back to the hood of the cleric’s tower to a small restaurant called casa dos santo antonio. they specialize in portuguese tapas which are called petiscos. what intrigued us the most was how…
flor dos congregados – dining at a restaurant with 160 years of history
our travel budget has seen a lot of ups and downs over the last four months, most notably when we arrived in hong kong as the number of flights and train rides have gone up drastically. we’ve been trying hard…
aging 50 years in a day… port tasting in noneother than porto
port wine is a portuguese speciality produced only in the duoro valley north of the city of porto. the city itself is quite small and a lot of ground can be covered quickly in terms of sightseeing so we spent…
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…
porto’s clerigos church and pushing my limits for religious attractions
so we found ourselves in porto, another european city rich with history and as we were planning out our daily itineraries, both of us let out a collective sigh as it came time to decide which sights to see. i’m…
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…
