The Nomad Oma

We took a two night getaway to this gorgeous area which is about a five hour drive from Victoria. It's on the West side of Vancouver...

On our way here from the Oregon coast we made a quick stop to see our friends, Susan & Doug, who own Fleurish Lavender which is a small...

We've been to this area before when we were RV'ing and loved it so it was great to be able to share some of our favorite things about...

Porto is about half the size of Lisbon and we can already tell that difference in things like noise, crowds, cleanliness of...

Porto is the second largest city in Portugal and is located along the Douro river in the northern part of the country. It's one of the...

It's interesting when you stay a month somewhere because you have time to really slow down a bit and spend some days at a slower pace...

Porto offers some incredible ways to see views of the city whether that's just walking the hills, climbing church towers or finding a...

With over 2000 years of history, Braga is the oldest city in Portugal and one of the world’s oldest catholic cities. Founded by the...

There are so many great places to get views here in Porto but I'll share a few we've enjoyed around this amazing bridge which "is a...

We loved our visit to the incredible city of Guimarães which has a significant historical importance due to the role it played in the...

This is an incredible celebration held on June 23rd that the entire city participates in. What is it? São João originated as a pagan...

We spent a day taking the train to this city which is the farthest north we've been in Portugal. I believe it's about 40 minutes from...

"The Douro Valley is the only place in the world that can legally produce what's called "port wine," thanks to the Marquês de Pombal, who...

Our last few days here I spent time wandering back to some of my favorite places here, sitting in spots visiting with fellow travelers...

Our cute apartment is in the Graca neighborhood which is one of the older areas here and on the highest hill in Lisbon. Here's our our...

The amazing thing about Lisbon is that you can head out and see so many cool things in pretty much every direction. Here's some fun stuff...

We had fun watching the wildlife at the largest park in the center of Lisbon which has views, amazing cobblestone patterns, a pond, lots...

To the south of Graca you find very popular Alfama which is the oldest neighborhood here. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake did not destroy the...

There are so many interesting things to do in this city but here are a few that I've enjoyed doing solo as Jordan has been feeling under...

One of the cool things about Lisbon is it's variety of public transportation options. It's way easier to use them, to get places farther...