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With only a couple more days left in Porto, I asked Cleiton to take me to a nearby beach. For two Euros we took the bus to Villa Nova de...

After a few days exploring Porto and getting my daily steps in, I decided to do a little exploring outside of the city. The Douro valley...

Leaving Jamie to adapt to her new life, I headed to Porto to visit my friend Cleiton. Porto from Lisbon is approximately 3 1/2 hours by...

I arrived in Lisbon a week before Jamie made her move. I was staying in a nice Air B&B in Chiado Square which was 20 minutes from her...

Volunteering out of the way, I was ready for my trip to Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. I planned to spend the month of March in Europe with...

Choosing an Air B&B can be daunting and time consuming, but well worth your due diligence if you do your homework! Always check what...

One of my favorite volunteering opportunities in the desert is Modernism Week. I love this event because it gives me a chance to visit...

I am so lucky to have such great friends. Who could resist an invitation from my friend, Kristi to go to Cancun? A week with her closes...

Christmas and New Year's day came so quickly. I was looking forward to the start of another year with hopes it would be as exciting and...

I haven't written my blog since I returned home from Croatia early October. It seems so long ago already. I thought I might give a...

Travel is what stirs my heart and soul with joy and happiness. It makes me richer with the gathering of knowledge about other countries...

Looking like a fortress with it's cupolas and majestic arcades, Mirogoi Cemetery is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe dating...

After an amazing summer visiting the southern coast and islands of Croatia, Zagreb was an exciting city to visit before going home to the...

Having left the island of Brac, our next stop was the small town of Trogir. Located very close to Split Airport, it was the perfect stop...

Words cannot describe the beauty of this park with 16 beautiful lakes of crystal clear, blue-green water, connected by cascading,...

Regretfully, they are coming to an end. It's hard to believe we have been in Croatia almost three months. I have loved the time here in...

I love my morning coffee in Stomorska, watching the boats leave for another day of adventure and those coming in to dock for the night....

Jamie and I had decided we didn't want to be part of the crowded party scene of Hvar so we found an airbnb in the little village of...

The Blue Cave is located on the eastern side of the island of Biseovo next to the island of Vis near the village of Komiza. They say it...

Dubrovnik was such a wonderful experience, I will definitely return another time to explore the city further. After our five day stay,...