Iceland Winter Trip
Making a trip to Iceland in hopes of witnessing the northern lights may seem risky. But Iceland offers a lot more, even in Winter. The reward of those lights is amazing.
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Places
Stories and information pertaining to specific places in the world
Madeira for a Hiking Break
A quick break to Madeira. A Portuguese territory west of Africa, for wine, waves, whales and hiking above the clouds
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Aveiro, Viseu, Porto and the Douro Valley
We traveling nomads are exploring Portugal, our new country, a little bit at a time. This time Viseu, Aveiro, Porto and Douro Valley
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Lisbon, Sintra and Coimbra
Lisbon is only 3 hours by bus or Train from where we live in the Algarve. We decided to sample both: up by bus, return by train. Aso visited Sintra, a tourist must do, and Coimbra, an expat favorite to live. Finding our next home is also part of these forays.
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Settling in, in Portugal. Vilamoura and Tavira
Vilamoura an Tavira, two contrasting Algarve Towns. Settling in as American expats in Portugal.
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We’re Back!
Our nomadic lifestyle seems to be back. As dictated by the Schengen visa rules, we are balancing our time between the Schengen Countries and not. So a trip to the UK was in order
Food in Portugal, Life in Monção
If you were a tourist in Porto and wanted to take a day trip to an “authentic” Portuguese town, you may end up in Monção (“Mon Sow”). It is one of many walled towns dating back centuries. There is everything a tourist needs nearby
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Traveling Nomads Hit Portugal for the First Time
Portugal After three years of a most circuitous route, we Nomads have finally hit the ground in Portugal. So far the country does not disappoint and we think we are going to thoroughly enjoy our four week stay. We are in Monção (“Mon-sow”), a walled village at the very top of Portugal. The river Minho
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Farewell New Zealand
In just a few hours we relinquish our car and head to the airport to leave New Zealand. To say we have mixed emotions about this move is an understatement.
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Last New Zealand Road Trip
With only two more weeks in New Zealand, we decided to torture ourselves by making one more trip to our favorite places and visit our kiwi friends. It is the road of tears.
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