We were spending the night in the small town of Azoia. It's about 15km outside of the better-known town of Sintra. The place we were staying was once a windmill and it was really cute.…
Palaces, Bones, and Good Food in Portugal
Venice? Nope, still in Portugal
We made a stop at Aveiro, considered the Venice of Portugal. It was once just a little town that used their traditional Monliceiro boats to transport the salt and seaweed. Salt prices are such today…
Bom Dia Portugal
The next morning, we said bye to Spain for a couple of weeks and hello to Portugal. Our first stop was the city of Braga to check-out the Bom Jesus. The Bom Jesus is a…
Heading to Northern Spain
Then it was on to Avila. It was much bigger than what I was expecting although the walled part of the city was still very much intact and walkable. Some of us did a little…
Look Out Spain, Here We Come
Our group of seven had an uneventful flight from Albuquerque to Madrid. We arrived around 9am and were really thankful that our accommodations were ready, and they would allow an early check-in. Later that afternoon,…
Diablo Braves the Heat part 2
We drove on down to Goblin Valley State Park. Its 50 miles southwest of Green River, Utah. The drive along highway 70 was beautiful. There are a number of pull-out spots along the way for…
Braving the Heat in Diablo
Finally, Diablo got to get out and stretch his wheels. We were asked to watch the 3 oldest granddaughters, while the parents headed out on a kid-free vacation. We started out by spending a few…
On to Paradise
A trip to paradise with cousins Stella and John. Yes, we were off to Hawaii. This time we visited the islands of Oahu and The Big Island. We started early as our flight out left…
Adventures in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas and Bisbee, AZ
It's been a few weeks, but we've been busy. This time, we were getting out of the snow and flying to San Antonio. Our flight kept getting delayed, but we eventually made it to the…
Budapest Our Final Stop
Our ship arrived in the morning and were quickly off to our bus/walking tour of Budapest. This helped us to get acclimated to the city a little as we would be spending a few extra…