Portugal
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…
Red Cliffs above Praia da Falesia
I think the most picturesque beach we’ve been to so far is the Praia da Falesia. The red cliffs looming over the beach are so dramatic. Almost every shot is Instagram worthy. Here’s some of my favourite shots.
albufeira in a nutshell – beaches, bbq and brits
our first stop in portugal was to albufeira, a beach/resort town on the southern tip of portugal in a region called the algarve. the algarve is best known for their beaches and as such, sees a huge number of travellers…
weekly recap #17 – lisbon
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. lisbon (airbnb, baixa, 7 nights) q. favourite meal a. maybe the toughest week to recap for food. our lisbon stay involved: i) home cooked chinese meals for almost all…
first 24 hours in lisbon
jojo: what do i like? -the thought of the original egg tart finding its way into my mouth at some point over the next 7 days -almost have our next 4-6 weeks of our travels planned out which include seeing…
