Triple Travel Guide: Guimaraes

Guimaraes, the first Portuguese capital, built in the 4th century, earns its a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its well preserved medieval city centre. My visit to this city was like a journey...

Triple Travel Guide: Porto

Ah, Porto. The birthplace of the Port wine, friendly inhabitants and a charming city centre. What’s not to like about it, you might wonder. I went on a two-day trip to Porto and Guimarães from...

Norway's West Coast by Hurtigruten

There is a difference between a great sight and a great trip. A sight is a singular event. A trip takes at least a week. A great trip can include a collection of not great sights. It becomes a great...

Shopping for Souvenirs in Europe

We started traveling in Europe in 1972 and how we do our souvenir shopping has changed greatly since then. There was a time, 1955 to sometime in the 1990s, when buying just about anything in Europe...

5 Amazing Places To Ride Your Motorcycle In Europe

When you see just how much history, culture and natural beauty there is to explore, it’s not hard to see why Europe is the most visited continent in the world. It’s 50 nations all offer a...

How to Travel the World on a Budget

From our years of travelling, we’ve learned things along the way that have allowed us to spend less money, and even to acquire some things for free. Learning from experience, we have come to...