Month: July 2018

So, that knee I hurt in Hawaii that miraculously did not act up last week while I was walking the Camino…kept me awake last night. There is an interesting purple bruise there and the knee is clearly making itself known with every step I take. I walked (hobbled, limped, and shuffled) around Lagos this morning…

Today I wandered around Faro, Portugal in the morning and then hopped on the train bound for Silves. See, Silves is on the way to where I ended up for the night (Lagos) and it is supposed to be a pretty cool place. I had read that the train station is about a mile out…

I’ve stopped making pack lists the way I used to do, I know what I need to bring and what I don’t. In fact, I don’t need a list anymore because it is now A LOT shorter than it used to be. The more you travel, the less you bring, the more you realize how…

Yesterday I did my day trip up the Duoro river. On the advice of a helpful person, I did not do the typical tourist circuit for this, which is a 6 hour boat trip upriver to Regua, close to zero “walk around” time, then a train back to Porto. Seriously, it’s practically a tourist trap…

I have been enjoying Porto, Portugal for a couple days and am currently on the train for a little day trip up the Duoro river valley. Yesterday I enjoyed wandering around Porto and the neighboring Villa Nova de Gaia (where I am actually staying). The whole area is endearingly cute with narrow multistorey houses in…