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ledzeppelin6896
Aug 1, 20243 min read
Lisbon (Days 18, 19 & 20 - Sunday 7/28, Monday 7/29, & Tuesday 7/30)
The last phase of our Portuguese odyssey began from Salema on Sunday morning. We decided to check out the nearby Sagres fortress, which...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 28, 20243 min read
Salema (Days 15, 16 & 17 - Thursday 7/25, Friday 7/26, & Saturday 7/27)
On Thursday morning we said goodbye to Tavira and prepared for our trek across the southern Algarve coast, a 1 1/2 hour drive to the...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 24, 20242 min read
Tavira (Days 12, 13 & 14 - Monday 7/22, Tuesday 7/23, & Wednesday 7/24)
On Monday 7/22, we departed Nazare and the aforementioned Castle of the Templar Knights and Convent of Christ in Tomar, and after about...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Nazare (Days 10 & 11 - Saturday 7/20 & Sunday 7/21)
On Saturday 7/20 after leaving the university city of Coimbra, we took off towards the north-central coastal city of Nazare. We had fun...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Coimbra (Days 8 & 9) (Thursday 7/18 & Friday 7/19)
We arrived in Coimbra from the Douro Valley Thursday afternoon. Mike's amazing driving skills nearly caused an international incident,...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Pinhao (Days 6 & 7) (Tuesday 7/16-Wednesday 7/17)
Tuesday morning we left our hotel room in Porto and went back to the airport to rent our car for the rest of our trip around the country....
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 15, 20243 min read
Porto (Days 3, 4 & 5) (Saturday 7/13, Sunday 7/14, Monday 7/15)
We left London EARLY Saturday morning (on three hours sleep), which guaranteed an early arrival in Porto Portugal. Note to self, flying...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 1, 20242 min read
London, actually! (Days 1 & 2) (Thursday7/11 & Friday 7/12)
On Thursday 7/11, Mike & Katie took off on their latest adventure to Portugal. But first, a quick stop over in London for two days to...
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ledzeppelin6896
Aug 5, 20231 min read
Cabo San Lucas (2022)
Well, it's December...time for some fun in the sun, Mexican style! We've discovered that in addition to drinking palomas instead of...
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ledzeppelin6896
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 20 & 21 (Montreux & home)
Our unforgettable Alpine adventure has dwindled down to the last two days of the trip. On Tuesday 8/1 (day 20) we awoke again in Montreux...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 17, 18 & 19 (Swiss Cheese)
On Saturday 7/29 (day 17) we woke up to an amazing view of Lake Geneva from our hotel in Montreux Switzerland. We loved the Rick Steves...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 14, 15 & 16 (Viva la France!)
Day 14 (Wednesday 7/26) saw us board the magic bus at 8:30 sharp as be bid auf wiedersehen to Switzerland and set our sights on Chamonix...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 11, 12, & 13 (Switzerland)
Day 11 (Sunday 7/23) saw us take off from Fussen Germany and board the magic bus for the 6 hour journey to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland. As...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 9 & 10 (Germany!)
Day 9 (Friday 7/21) saw us pack up and say goodbye to beautiful Bolzano Italy and we boarded our bus again at 8:30 to travel to our next...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 7 & 8 (Viva Italia!)
Day 7 (Wednesday 7/19) began bright and early as we hopped on the tour bus and departed Salzburg at 8:30am. The destination for the day?...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 5 & 6 (Austria!)
We began day five (Monday 7/17) by saying goodbye to our Klagenfurt apartment. It was a short stay, but it served its purpose by giving...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Mike and Katie's Alpine Adventures, Days 3 & 4 (Munich, Klagenfurt & Sting!)
Our trip continued on Saturday in Munich as we again traveled on the double-decker hop-on, hop-off city bus and took the red and blue...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 14, 20232 min read
Mike & Katie's Alpine Adventures - Days 1 & 2 (Munich Germany)
We are off on our trip to the Alps. On Wednesday 7/12 we boarded our Iceland Air flight to our connecting city of Reykjavik. After...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jul 2, 20231 min read
Cabo San Lucas (2021)
Back to paradise after a two year absence! Our annual December tradition. Sunshine, palomas, tacos, beach, the ocean,...
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ledzeppelin6896
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Cabo San Lucas (2018)
Our first trip to Cabo in December 2018 was one for the books. Sun, beach, margaritas and tacos. What more could you need?
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