Disneyland Paris – Days 362 – 363
It took me 40 years but I finally made it to a Disney location. We had a day-and-a-half to explore the one-and-a-half Disney parks before our flight back to Porto. We didn’t cheap out and booked a night at a Disney hotel to make things easy. The weather forecast was Utopian and the family was…
Detour – A Day in Paris – Day 361
What on earth were we thinking? I thought we had adopted slow tourism and recognized its rewards. Perhaps this “travel” day would have been easier if Paige hadn’t blown out her ankle. Maybe if we weren’t leaving after the biggest party of the year in Porto, we might have actually been able to catch an…
Porto – Last Stop – Days 355 – 360
Our time in Portugal was drawing to a close and Porto was where we would end things before returning to Canada. We were having mixed feelings about our decision. We already missed the beach lifestyle but Porto definitely had areas to explore and a lively vibe. The kids were excited about Harry Potter tourism. I…
Cinfães – Wine Country and a Pool – Days 351 – 354
We were tanned, well-nourished and relaxed when we started our 10-hour journey to Cinfães in the Douro Valley. Our time at the beach was over and we were going to meet Paige’s friend and her family again (we’d stayed with them earlier in Jordan). We rented a large, modern house in the countryside with a…
Lagos – Beaches, Crabs, Waterpark – Days 343 – 350
We were ready to get back to hunkering down in a “quiet” town and doing a lot of nothing. We noticed an uptick in “revenge tourism” in the large cities as the COVID-19 pandemic wound down (Madrid and Lisbon were overwhelmed with sightseers). We chose the town of Lagos, which was not yet on the…
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