One of my favorite parts of summer, especially in Portugal, is the delicious fruit. Between the cherries, apricots, peaches, strawberries, oranges and everything else ... Read the Post...
A Bar Between Nature & the City
If you've ever visited Lisbon, you've almost certainly passed by or visited the Parque Eduardo VII. It's a long stretch of tree-lined greenery, that is worthy of its ... Read the Post...
Inside a Templar Castle
If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code or are a fan of medieval history, you’ll want to put the Convento de Cristo in Tomar on your to-see list. The Templar knights came to ... Read the Post...
Summer Diet, Portuguese Monk-style
In one of the seven wonders of Portugal and UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mosteiro de Alcobaça (Alcobaça Monastery), lies the secret to getting that beach-body we ... Read the Post...
Those Yellow Trams
Much like the yellow taxi cabs of New York City, the yellow trams of Lisbon are iconic. Chances are, if you're visiting Portugal's capital, you'll end up taking at ... Read the Post...
The Prettiest Shop in Funchal
It's that age-old dilemma: you want to buy souvenirs on your wonderful vacation, but you don't want to get anything tacky. And there are a LOT of tacky things out ... Read the Post...
Giveaway: The Portuguese Travel Cookbook
My Nelson Carvalheiro Dinner Party was so successful that I just want the fun to continue! Therefore, I'm giving away a signed first English edition copy of Nelson ... Read the Post...
Throwing a Nelson Carvalheiro Dinner Party
My quest to become a decent Portuguese chef continues! It's going to take me a while, but I've got just the thing to get me started. It's my favorite thing for July: ... Read the Post...
