• daytrip to caparica beach from lisbon

    we took a day off of stairclimbing the streets of lisbon and headed south to squeeze in a beach day.  our original plan was to head to cascais but since we woke up late (something that’s been happening more regularly),…

  • 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…