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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

Portugal (2024)