Portugal

You take a ferry to an island where Praia de Tavira is located.  Not knowing how popular  this beach was, I just sauntered up to a VIP lounge "cabin" right…

Located in Lagos, this little beach has rock formations you can walk through to find wading pools to sit in. The English pair I met at Porto Mos told me…

My airbnb host told me about this small family owned restaurant that served authentic portuguese food - he warned me it was very popular and that they didn't take reservations…

I don't know why I have so few pictures of these beach towns as like Africa, Algarve has turned out to be a highlight of my travels so far. The…

The square and surrounding buildings were re-built after a devastating earthquake by a commoner who rose to the occasion by infusing the survivors with some serious goodwill and courage to…

While I was supposed to be listening to our tour guide talk about the massacre of jews in Lisbon by this historical church, I became distracted watching these two grifters…

Faro is a type of song that is very popular in Portugal. The lyrics are about longing and melancholy although you couldn't tell this from the these two guitar players…

It's said that the Faro singer who has you leaving the show sobbing uncontrollably has done her or his job. Apparently she's got to work on this guy a little…

our city guide told us that these decorations were left over from a festival in June - that the portuguese never take down and throw anything away  - they prefer…

this is a portuguese liqueur made by infusing sour cherries in alcohol and then adding sugar, cloves and cinnamon. It's usually served in an edible chocolate cup and sold by…