Our fabulous hotel in Coimbra was Quinta das Lagrimas. We arrived at the gate cause they don’t let any old […]
School days, school days
Well if we thought yesterday was a ghost town – check this out! You couldn’t even see across to the […]
🎵 Lining up is hard to do 🎵
Yesterday marked the last day of summer holidays for the Portoians – back to school, back to uni and back […]
Valley Girls
What a massive day! We got up at the absolute crack this morning as we had a tour guide picking […]
We’ll be jamon
Last night we headed out to find somewhere for dinner. Neither of us were very hungry so thought we’d just […]
A couple of Portuguese tarts!
We started the day off right with a couple of Portuguese tarts….. and yes, that’s right, they’re just called ‘tarts’ […]
There’s a port to starboard
We got up before the sun this morning, what with going to bed in the early hours of the evening […]
Ola Porto
23 hours of travelling and we’re finally in Porto, Portugal. Porto, and I’m guessing the rest of the country is […]
A long time between drinks
Well goodness me – it’s been over a year since I last wrote a blog post. You were probably getting […]
Bloody Beautiful Broome
Each year, for a number of years, my parents, Jen & Col have joined (lead) the convoy of ‘blonde’ nomads […]
Oahu
Our first full day in Waikiki and Chris had some family members arriving, so I left her to meet and […]
The Hula Hula Highway
Farewell to Mary Beth and to her cozy cottage… we had a bit of rain overnight and this morning these […]
Seas the day!
Early start this morning as we had to get up, get to the airport, return the hire car, wait for […]
Don’t go chasing waterfalls…
Day 3 in Kauai and I’m quite enjoying this lovely island. We certainly haven’t had the weather you’d expect in […]
I sea glass
There is one beach on Kauai – aptly named “Glass Beach” where you can find sea glass and it was […]
Puff the Magic Dragon
So last night I landed in Kauai via Ohua and my lovely cousin Chris (some of you may remember her […]
That’s all folks!
Ever since I was 12 years old when my Mum & Dad went to LA on a trip, I’ve wanted […]
La La Land…
I think you either love LA or you don’t…. I’ve only been here once before (25 years ago!) and stayed […]
The last train…
It was overcast and cloudy when we said goodbye to our lovely little San Francisco Airbnb…. the train was going […]
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Remember my cousin, Pete, his wife, Kay and their kiddies, Noah and Wes? Well they’re going to meet us in […]
The Shell Collection 