Travel Focused. Food Driven. And maybe a little gay
There are so many areas to wander around in in Lisbon. I thought I would use this page for a catch all of pictures that I wanted to post that don’t fit neatly into other posts. I have barely touched … Continue reading “Baixa and Surrounds” →
One of the most atmospheric neighborhoods in Lisbon, the Barrio Alto was the area that remained relatively unscathed from the 1755 earthquake. This barrio of tight winding alleys, cobble stone streets and beautifully decaying structures that make wandering around a … Continue reading “Barrio Alto” →
The Alfama is one of those places that you almost wish hadn’t been discovered. It’s winding, narrow, cobbled streets are dotted with adorable little stores and restaurants in character-filled buildings all topped with red-clay tiled roofs. Even though Airbnb has … Continue reading “Alfama” →
While Lisbon is famous for the cute trolley cars that ply the hills in town, Lisbon is primarily a walking city. And walk we have. Somewhere on average of at least 6 miles a day. That doesn’t include Uber or … Continue reading “Getting Around” →
Torre de Belem Belém is a excellent place to spend a leisurely morning or afternoon strolling around – not only because of the peaceful waterfront and historic sites but also because it’s flat. The lack of hills is a nice … Continue reading “Belém” →
Lisbon is made up of different neighborhoods. Within the center, those’ hoods are really close to one another. We are staying in an apartment located in one of the more central neighborhoods known as Principe Real. Given it’s location and … Continue reading “Principe Real” →
For our first full day in Lisbon we decided the best way to aquatint ourselves with this massive, fantastic, very hilly town [it seems the only reason you go down a hill is to go up another] was aimlessly wandering. … Continue reading “Lisbon Here We Come” →
Today we head out of Istria and back to Zagreb for our flight to Portugal. On the way out, we visited a couple of the hill towns that make Istria one of those not to miss spots on your Croatian … Continue reading “Hill Towns of Istria” →
Istria is filled a with so many attractions and little towns that it is hard to keep up with all of them. Two highlights for us while we were staying in Rovinj were Porec and Dvigrad. Porec is a larger … Continue reading “Poreč” →
Rovinj is Super Cute. It is one of those post card picture-perfect places – built on a hill jutting out into the water [it used to be an island], crowned by a baroque church, surrounded by red tile roofs and … Continue reading “Rovinj” →