Things to Do in Sintra

Top Ten Things to Do in Lisbon and Sintra

1- The vintage tram 28 (Martim Moniz to Campo de Ourique) You must have seen pictures of the tram carts dotted around social media and the internet. A quaint yellow tram that screeches and rattles...

7 Easy & Beautiful Day Trips From Lisbon

There are many advantages about living in the authentic and vivid city Lisbon. One of them is being able to travel quickly outside of the city center, direction praia – a beachy getaway. Or, if...

The waterfalls of Anços

The waterfalls of Anços 😍 If you think it's only Gerês that finds dream waterfalls, it's because you don't know Sintra Cascades. Waterfall near Lisbon may sound like a lie, but it's true. Only...

UP Yours, Winter Sports Michigan

In Michigan's UP (Upper Peninsula) through January, snow totals have already eclipsed 150” and counting in Ishpeming and Marquette areas. During a recent post-holiday trip to our house in the Ish...

Messi’s Dream to Gaudí’s Soul — A Culer’s Pilgrimage Through Barcelona

I distinctly remember the moment the SNCF (TGV inOUI) train rolled out of Paris, slicing through the countryside toward Barcelona. For many, it would have been just another cross-border journey. For...

Where to Go in Utrecht with Kids

Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands and offers lots of things to do and see when visiting with kids. We lived in Utrecht for a few years and, along with our children (two boys...