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High in The Algarve Mountains at Monchique

October 26, 2017 TravelAtWill 0

Finding Our Mountain Resort Our first stop in the Algarve was high in the Algarve mountains at Monchique. We left Lisbon and meandered our way south. After we visited the beaches close to Lisbon, we chose to take the highway most of the way south rather then head into the […]

Enjoy The Beaches Outside Of Lisbon

October 24, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Lots of Beaches Outside Of Lisbon The city of Lisbon is on the Tagus River. Right in the city we found an active waterfront and historical districts but no beaches. But we did not have to go far to find beaches outside of Lisbon. When we visited Lisbon the first […]

Stay In The Walled City of Obidos

October 22, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Travelling to Obidos After our weekend in Coimbra, we headed to our next stay on our 4 weeks in Portugal in the walled city of Obidos. We took a small detour along the way to the small beach town of Nazaré. It was a quaint beach town. We found the […]

It Was Worth The Wait For Ginja In Obidos

October 19, 2017 TravelAtWill 0

Ginja In Obidos – The Cherry Liqueur Ginja in Obidos (or “Ginginha”) is a famous Portuguese cherry liqueur. Sour cherries are added to brandy to soak. Sugar is added and sometimes other things for additional flavour (e.g. cinnamon, cloves). While the recipe is pretty simple, the taste varied quite a bit […]

Port Tasting In Porto At Graham’s Port Lodge

October 17, 2017 TravelAtWill 4

Returning To Porto It was always great to return to a city you have explored in the past. We visited Porto in the spring and were back for a day stop on our cruise along the coast of Western Europe. We had explored much on our last visit. But on […]