Photos and words about what we've been up to
The somewhat unnamed guest (or host, rather) on all of our Portugal adventures was the purple and silver Mitsubishi, the pick-up truck of Kevin's late grandfather, Avô Eugenio. This mammoth of a truck represents countless memories for Kevin and his brother, who spent their summers in the Algarve with their grandparents. Until recently, Avo Maria kept…
April in Canada is the time when mother nature teases us all. Releasing sunshine and flowers, just in time to snow all over it one last time. Nonetheless, spring is upon us, which means that it's the season for adorable baby animals, the return of flowers, and much more. This time last year, Kevin and…
Going to the beach is a sport in the Algarve. In the Algarve, people stay in between January and April, as it's cold, most things are closed, and seasonal employees are out of work. Come late April, early May, the Algarvieu (Algarvians) come out to play. And that means hitting up the beach with a…
Continue reading ➞ #tbt: Summer of 2015 and learning how to ‘beach’
One of the loveliest benefits of spending time in Portugal was the proximity to some of my fellow Canadian friends. One such friend, Anne, was working in London for the first half of 2015. Before she headed back to Canada, she took a quick jaunt to Alte, where we spent a few days enjoying the…
Continue reading ➞ #tbt – My friend Anne came to visit us in Portugal!
Throughout the duration of Tyler's trip to Portugal, I was incredibly ill. I slept most of the time and felt terribly shivery and gross for most of the time that I wasn't sleeping. As a result, I didn't get out for too many excursions, and Tyler's blog posts have covered the majority of his second…
After waking up in Marvao and spending our morning exploring, we set off to Evora. Of course, Tyler rolled his ankle on those beautiful cobblestone streets the night before, and I woke up feeling the beginning of a fever. Still, we had 2 more stops on our road trip, beginning with the city of Evora,…
Continue reading ➞ Road Trip Day 3: Evora & Illness & the Algarve
The moment I told Kevin I'd booked my flight, he went into trip planning mode. Two weeks was a lot of time to fill, but it got booked up fairly quickly. We considered and rejected visiting the North & Porto (too far), some additional castles (I rolled my ankle), another historical town (Heather got sick), and a…
So...hey there. I'm Tyler, one of Heather's (decidedly larger) little brothers. Last year when Heather was on her Asian tour I stopped by for a visit in Cambodia. And here's the thing, if you ever get the chance to vacation with Heather and Kevin, take it! A trip with these two is truly a vacation experience. They find all…
Continue reading ➞ A Trip to the Algarve – A Culinary Experience
There's an efficient way of driving to Lisbon, and then there's the Heather-and-Kevin way of driving to Lisbon. The drive to Lisbon takes around 3 hours. Or 6 hours. You know, whatever. Here's the map of the route we took (you can see the direct highway on the right, going straight up to Lisbon at…
When it was a bit chilly, Kevin and I drove east to see the Palace of Estoi. A few weeks later, on one of the first truly warm days this year, Kevin and I drove west to see the Castle of Silves. The Castle of Silves is stunning. I'd seen it many times, lit up…
the stories that I'm telling. 