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 pool. The kids could play together as a large group and the adults could take turns supervising. Additionally, a three-day reprieve from school work was in place!
Continue reading
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 tourist hit list. With the town being empty, we snagged a modern Airbnb with little damage to the budget. In Europe, we had been focused on booking centrally-located places (on the cheap) with mixed results. In Lagos, we landed a centrally-located, multi-story townhouse with a modern kitchen and a “proper” washing machine. We took the top floor, the kids took the middle and we hung out on the bottom! We had oodles of space. This set the stage for a fantastic week of us “living our best life”.
Continue reading
Unfortunately, I never finished the blog about our trip. For some reason, Paige and I stopped writing with just a handful of cities left. So, a full two years later, we’re sharing what we remember from our ten days in Lisboa.
Continue reading
Family Travel Countdown 