November 10, 2019
Day 14 – Return to Iowa
I fell asleep on the couch a few minutes before 2:00 a.m., when our final…
November 9, 2019
Day 13 – Lisbon Mosaic Studio
Everyone slept well at Elsa's apartment. It may be my imagination, but it sure seemed…
November 8, 2019
Day 12, Part 2 – Arrival in Lisbon
Landing at the Lisbon airport was refreshingly efficient, as we quickly collected our bags and…
November 2, 2019
Noah’s Canary Islands Blog
Updated through November 2, 2019. Editor's Note: We asked Noah to write a blog each…
October 29, 2019
Day 2 – Journey to Fuerteventura
Our Tuesday started early with alarms set for 6:00 so we could pack and get…
October 28, 2019
Day 1, Part 2 – Lisbon Photo Shoot
We were thrilled to be able to capture another set of family photos in Portugal,…
October 28, 2019
Day 1, Part 1 – Lisbon and Cascais
Our TAP Portugal flight from Chicago to Lisbon was smooth, far better than last year’s…
June 29, 2018
Day 22, Part 1 – Last Day in Lisbon
Eilidh's sleeping has progressively gotten worse as our time in Europe has come to a…
June 28, 2018
Day 21, Part 3 – Lisbon Photo Shoot
For the second year in a row, we signed up for the online service Flytographer to capture family…
June 28, 2018
Day 21, Part 2 – Money Museum, Hamburgers, and a Mall
While Amanda, Emmie, and Gee Gee were in their cooking class, we hung around the…
June 28, 2018
Day 21, Part 1 – Lisbon Cooking School
After having such an enjoyable time during our Taste of Lisboa food tour last year,…
June 27, 2018
Day 20, Part 2 – Moorish Castle and Quinta da Regaleira
Noah, Emmie, Cassy, and I had a lot of fun hiking around the ruins of…