In Brief: You feel the tug of heavenly thoughts and earthly concerns across the town of Évora. The Se, or Cathedral Evora’s imposing Cathedral sits at the center of this World Heritage city atop its…
Halfway to Spain from Lisbon, we explored some of the best Neolithic sites around – an ancient way to get stoned. It had been a long, long time since we did a tourist visit anywhere.…
Parque Florestal de Monsanto may not be the most challenging peak in the area. Along the trail, Monsanto But our measurement of its climb at 120 meters or so, makes it a higher altitude within…
We are not new to Portugal. We are, however, new to making a life here for a year or two. So we face the usual start-up questions and dilemmas. Where do we go to buy…
Departing Jordan... After four and a half months in Jordan, our “covid-19 normal,” we were flying out. Our time there extended far past the month we planned back in February, partly due to Nancy’s recovery…
Beyond walking and boating around Amsterdam, we dived into several museums, including the Rijksmuseum and the splendid van Gogh collection. And for something completely different, a stellar performance by Hugh Jackman at the city’s Ziggo…
Amsterdam by foot, as many of you know, displays a charming cityscape of brick buildings in various hues of red and various harmonious styles dating back to the 17th century. The central city was endlessly…
We flew through Paris on the way to Iceland, partly to enjoy the city again and partly to catch a rare retrospective of the 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix. So we spent several pleasurable hours…
Rounding Iceland at say 2 to 4 on its clock face, after enjoying so much along the way, we started to think, yeah, OK, I've seen all the the country has to offer. Not quite.…
Here are some of the things we enjoyed around this spectacular country…in three geographical regions. Secondly, the north, which we felt represented Iceland in microcosm and was a good area to explore if you have…