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We visited the grounds of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation which was created in 1956 by the last will and testament of Calouste Sarkis...

For some of the best views in Lisbon we spent a couple of hours climbing around this historic castle. According to Wikipedia - "human...

We enjoyed some fun Day Trips from Lisbon using the train & ferry. One day we decided to take the train to the coastal town of Cascais....

Getting to southern Portugal after landing in Lisbon was a long travel day but we’ve arrived! With our papers in hand (and digital copies...

As we wrapped up our time here we found some great things to do that were unique and fun and had a chance to explore areas we had wanted...

The Algarve as a whole is one of the warmest places of Southern Europe, with an Atlantic influenced Mediterranean climate, it has mild...

Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2000 years of history. Owing to its already important harbour, it was colonized by the...

Lagos is known for its coastline of dramatic cliffs, red and yellow limestone stacks and Atlantic beaches. We spent one day hiking along...

An incredibly stunning area of the Algarve with the most gorgeous beaches and limestone cliffs. We decided to hike the Vau to Alvor a...

This post is about our adventures together with our daughter Kim who came to visit. Filled with hiking, eating yummy food in Old Town,...

We spent a day in the beautiful small town of Tavira which is about 20 km from the Spanish border and dates its history back to the late...

Cape St. Vincent- Strabo, in his Geography calls this cape the most western tip of the known world and reports the place was considered...

There are some super cool birds here in the Algarve and I've enjoyed getting in some birding during our month in this region. It's always...

We decided to spend a day exploring something inland so we headed to Monchique. This small town is surrounded by the mountain range of...

We took a boat tour out of Positano that went along the coast and in a few caves (including Benagil). We were able to cover a lot more...

Jordan moved to Thatcher the summer he turned eleven and stayed through HS graduation (a class of about 50 students). His dad, Kenyon,...

It's been fun for us to have time to enjoy some hiking, in the Phoenix area, with different members of Jordan's family. One day Jordan's...

We've been enjoying the late Spring blooms, in the Mesa area, while getting outside in the mornings to do some hiking/biking. It's really...

It was so fun to get a chance to spend part of a day/night hanging out with two of our favorite people. Gave us a chance to eat yummy...

We had hoped to be able to play together all weekend, but due to unexpected tooth pain we ended up instead with few hours together. So...