I get very frustrated sometimes when I talk about one of my favorite foods from Portugal, chouriço, and get questioned - or worse, corrected! - about it being Spanish. To be ... Read the Post...
The Most Scenic Market in Lisbon
If you happen to stroll through one of the most iconic locations in all of Lisbon on the first Sunday of the month, you may inadvertently stumble upon a market where you'll ... Read the Post...
An Ambassador in Portugal
I absolutely love getting foreigners' perspectives on Portugal (for better or worse!). So when I saw an article written by Alex Ellis, former British Ambassador to ... Read the Post...
The Hotel of Spies and Kings
The Palácio Estoril Hotel is, without doubt, one of the most historical hotels in the world: quite a feat for a hotel that is not even 86 years old! Originally intended to be ... Read the Post...
Your Easy Peasy Portuguesey Phrase Book
By now, I hope to have convinced you to visit Portugal. If so, you will be wondering how, without knowing any Portuguese, you'll get around all the sights and try all the ... Read the Post...
Good for the Mind, Good for the Body: Walking in Tomar at Night
Tomar is a place best known for its Templar castle, the Convento de Cristo, and the Festa dos Tabuleiros - a fantastic, traditional celebration that happens every four ... Read the Post...
What are Portuguese Doughnuts?
Given that I rave about Portugal pretty much non-stop, you might suspect I'm about to claim that we make the best doughnuts in the world. I won't make any such ... Read the Post...
Conímbriga: Ruins of Roman Rule
"Out there, in the confines of the Iberia, is a people that will neither rule itself nor let itself be ruled" - Julius Caesar Funnily enough, not much has changed about ... Read the Post...
