International travel can be stressful in the best of times, even before COVID was a daily household word. For those … More

It’s been a bit since we’ve logged anything particularly interesting enough to blog about. Back in the US of A … More

As we prepare to return to the US for several weeks to catch up with friends and family and on … More

By Melissa It’s a long story, but the long and short of it is that we bought an apartment in … More

At Monverde Wine Experience Hotel which rests adjacent to the small village of Telões amidst vineyards and surrounded by chestnut … More

By Melissa As we approached Braga, I was nervous. Our tour of Central and Northern Portugal has been very fast … More

Twenty years ago this week, the United States laid witness to and victim of a horrific terror attack on its … More

It began as an ordinary Saturday evening at a wine hotel in Portugal. You know, average, gorgeous wine hotel on … More

It was a very warm Saturday afternoon. Not hot by global standards this summer, but warmer than we’d experienced for … More

By Melissa We’re back! After 18 long Covid-induced months of absence, we returned to our new home in Cascais, Portugal. … More