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
Ok, so the last few posts have detailed some fairly magical sights. But to be honest, there's more to come here. This trip was pretty surreal, and we saw many memorable places. The driving on the trip may also have been a bit much, but in this case it turned out to be worth it.…
When I say that Kevin researched and planned our road trip with Tyler, I don't mean that lightly. As soon as Tyler booked his tickets to visit, the research began. And not just some simple google searches of 'best sights in Portugal'. If Kevin has ever helped you with anything, you know that his research-style…
While we were visiting the Convent of Christ in Tomar, the map of the site said that there was an aqueduct attached. Tyler was pretty excited about this, never having seen a real aqueduct. Kevin and I had seen some in Lisbon, but agreed that it was pretty cool. While Tyler and I searched for…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 2: An Aqueduct “just around the corner”
After our day of adventures in Sintra, we drove 2 hours to the city of Tomar. When planning this roadtrip, Kevin did quite a lot of research. All the places that we travelled to see made the list because of their unique history/beauty, making it almost impossibly to have a favourite site. The city of…
Continue reading ➞ Roadtrip Day 2: Tomar and the Convent of Christ
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