Azenhas do Mar, Portugal Since we are living in Portugal we thought it would be a good idea to recount our adventures in an occasional series we call Portugal Day Trips. We will be continually adding to this feature, and sharing more photos of Portugal, so please...
Giant Puppets of the Lumen Project in Alcobaça, Portugal Since we are living in Portugal we thought it would be a good idea to recount our adventures in an occasional series we call Portugal Day Trips. We will be continually adding to this feature, so please...
Note: This guest post was written in 2017 and reflects the cost of living in Queenstown at that time. Prices have changed considerably since then, so the figures below should be treated as a historical snapshot rather than current costs. Taking a Walk Around the Lake...
Monastery of Alcobaça, Portugal Much as I love admiring the view from our home, sometimes it’s fun to go out exploring, and after mentioning it I don’t know how many times to Jon that we should visit the old town of Alcobaça, Portugal he finally got the...
Sunset Landscape Photo of the Portugal Coast I made this image just down the road from our house on the Silver Coast Portugal. I find this area inspiring and I wanted to get some inexpensive neutral density filters so I could experiment a bit with slowing down the...
Why Go To The Lisbon Oceanarium? A fun way to spend a few hours when it’s too hot or raining or just for something different to do, head to Lisbon’s Oceanarium. Probably best to avoid weekends and if, like me, you are allergic to children, probably best to...
Since we are living in Portugal we thought it would be a good idea to recount our adventures in an occasional series we call Portugal Day Trips. We will be continually adding to this feature, so please check it out and if you have any suggestions for more out of the...
One fun Portugal Day Trip, less than an hour’s travel away from downtown Lisbon and our home is the charming small town of Mafra, a lovely place to spend a few hours enjoying a coffee and a Pastel de Nata while admiring one of Europe’s largest and most...
