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On Day 2 we ventured out walking and soon negotiated with a TukTuk driver to go on a tour and help us climb those hills. It was fun and he was great. We saw more in 2 hours than we would have seen all day. Pedro our guide shared the beauty of his city and…

I am a foodie and a good part of travel for me is enjoying the regional foods and trying new things. We have had some delicious tastes and some wonderful meals. I am sure you will hear more (if you choose) about the food from this trip but right now we are in Portugal and…

After arriving and getting a glimpse of Lisbon, I have to go back and qualify that what I thought were hills in Lagos were just little mounds compared to the seven hills of Lisbon. This is a city where you are either going straight up or straight down. (And I have the sore calves to…

We are staying in the historical centre of Lagos that encompasses three hills so very seldom are you walking on flat ground unless you are near the ocean. Everything is close but up a hill and if you are going down hill, you know that you have to go up again. It has been great…

We had a great landlady in Tavira. She called us to let us know that the train strike had been set to begin in the morning, she then researched what trains were going to be affected, alerted us, and then offered to drive us to the train station. Now that’s what you call a Superhost….

AM. Last day in Tavira today. We are going to join a local history teacher to go for a historical walk through Tavira. We found the ruins today that are being excavated near the castle that are dated at 900 BC. These ruins show that Tavira was one of the first Phoenician settlements on the…

Obrigada means thank you in Portuguese if you are a woman – men say Obrigado . We hear it often and try to say it many times in a day. We have found the Portuguese people to be welcoming, friendly, kind and proud of their country and it’s bounties. And bounties there are many. We…

We are tucked in to our Airbnb apartment in Tavira in the Algarve of Portugal. Jim went for a shave this morning to the barber right down the street and the barber told him that they think of Canada to United States like they think of Portugal to Spain.People are quieter and calmer here than…

Looking back over the first two weeks of our adventure feels a little surreal. We are over 7600 kilometres from home. We have toured three cities in three different regions of Spain; Barcelona in Catalonia, Valencia in the Valencia Region and Sevilla in Andalusia. We have learned that there is as much difference in the…