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Um Poste Misto

2023-05-142021-11-20 by Mike
A mix of apples, oranges, and nuts.

Driving in Portugal is more exciting than we expected. Plus, an update on street art.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 9 Comments

Cemitério de Agramonte

2022-10-292021-11-13 by Mike
Mausoleums at the Cemetério Agramonte in Porto.

A cemetery can teach us a lot about the people who came before.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 15 Comments

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

2023-05-142021-10-29 by Mike
Footsteps in sand

Learning patience is almost as hard as learning Portuguese.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 23 Comments

A Farm Dog Moves To The City

2023-08-172021-10-23 by Mike
Sox on the farm in Indiana, sitting underneath our tractor.

Our old dog is learning some new tricks.

Categories General Tags Porto 22 Comments

The Art On Our Walls – Part 1

2022-10-292021-10-16 by Mike
A large painted tile mural by Joana Vasconcelos on the Steak and Shake building in Porto, Portugal.

The street art in Porto has fascinated us since our first day here.

Categories Art, Portugal Tags Porto 18 Comments

Recycling in Portugal

2023-05-142021-10-09 by Mike

Today we’re talking about more than trash.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 9 Comments

The Art Beneath Our Feet

2022-12-142021-09-24 by Mike
Pedestrians walk on a cobblestone design in Porto.

It’s there and we don’t always notice it.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Lisbon, Porto 20 Comments

Touring the Feira Semanal de Espinho

2024-01-262021-09-10 by Mike
Vendor stalls at the Feira Semanal de Espinho - the weekly market fair in Espinho, Portugal.

We visit one of the largest outdoor markets in Portugal.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 12 Comments

8 Things That Make Us Say “Huh?!”

2025-06-122021-09-04 by Mike
A man looking confused

Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of our faces.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 20 Comments

The North Wind Blew

2024-08-072021-08-27 by Mike
Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto, Portugal

This is the story of how our Portugal adventure began.

Categories Portugal, Travel 16 Comments
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