June 27, 2018
Day 20, Part 1 – Pena Park and Palace
A year ago, we'd planned a day in Sintra, with stops at the Moorish Castle,…
June 26, 2018
Day 19, Part 2 – Belém and More
After lunch, we jumped on a bus for the 15-minute ride to the Belém neighborhood,…
June 26, 2018
Day 19, Part 1 – Trolley, Castle, and Lunch
Our first full day in Lisbon had arrived, and our first stop in Portugal's capital…
June 25, 2018
Day 18 – Arrival in Lisbon
Our last day in Porto Santo was met with mostly groans, as only Brian seemed…
June 24, 2018
Day 17 – Porto Santo
Despite a stay with virtually no itinerary, our time on Porto Santo island went by extremely…
June 23, 2018
Day 16 – Porto das Salemas
Yesterday, Emmie and I had agreed to walk down the beach from our house to…
June 22, 2018
Day 15 – Porto Santo
Noah and I started the morning with a walk to the city center, where we'd…
June 21, 2018
Day 14 – Porto Santo
With Gee Gee visiting Porto Santo island for the first time, we wanted to make…
June 20, 2018
Day 13 – Porto Santo
Our first full day in Porto Santo started a with cooler weather than we had…
June 19, 2018
Day 12 – Spain to Portugal
We said goodbye to our rental car at the Málaga Airport, logging 850 kilometers over the…
July 5, 2017
Portugal 2017 Recap
From our 6:00 a.m. departure from the Des Moines International Airport on June 10, to…
July 4, 2017
Day 25 – Destination: Iowa
Our final day had arrived. A few minutes before 7:00 a.m., we gathered in the lobby…