British-American English Cheat Sheet
“We are two nations divided by a common language.” -Winston Churchill Churchill said it well. The quinta where we’ve been staying during our time in [Read More…]
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Conimbriga: Roman Ruins in Portugal
The Fountain House, Conimbriga Just a few minutes south of Coimbra, Portugal are the Roman ruins of Conimbriga. Not ones to pass up seeing Roman [Read More…]
Coimbra, Portugal
Coimbra, Portugal The university town of Coimbra is worth a day visit when traveling in central Portugal. We visited this past weekend and, despite its [Read More…]
The Quinta Experience of Portugal
Quinta dos Tres Rios, Our Homebase in Portugal I’ve mistakenly defined Portuguese “quintas” (pronounced KEEN-tuh) as B&B’s, but they’re a bit more than that. A [Read More…]
Touriga Nacional: A Fantastic Wine Discovery in Portugal
Travel discoveries are always exciting; for vinophiles, a wine discovery is especially exciting. That we will come across spectacular wines and entire varietals that we’ve [Read More…]
The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town
Visitors to London’s working-class east side are required to pay a visit to the Mayor. It’s obligatory. Chuck–being a multi-tenure mayor back in the states–is [Read More…]
Dali and Picasso at the Tate Modern, London
Metamorphosis of Narcissus, by Salvador Dali We’re not always big fans of modern art. We just don’t “get” random objects strewn across the floor of [Read More…]
A London Must-Do: A Walking Tour
London has no shortage of great things to do or see, from great shows (we still rave about “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, which we saw [Read More…]
The 747, Still Impressive at 40+
Our ride to London For travelers of a certain generation (that’d be ours) the Boeing 747 is a symbol of the modern, globally-connected world. We [Read More…]
Travel Dreams Often Start with Dads
Lori’s Dad, Performer Chuck’s Dad, Handsome Devil Today our full-time travel adventure begins! It’s only slightly coincidental, more serendipitous, that today is also Father’s Day. [Read More…]