Category: PORTUGUESE

Today is finally Jutta’s Birthday. For the first time in three days, we don’t have to lie about it. This is that one time of the year when at least for one month I can say that I am sleeping with an older woman, and Jutta gets to call me her “Boy Toy”. Happy Birthday…

We have no firm plans today, but have been in contact with Margo, and think we will pop over to Furnas for a quick visit, look see, and possibly hit the north shore tea plantations along the way. There is a national holiday November 1…….All Saints Day……traditions on this day include reading and learning about…

We are looking forward to our first round of golf today, and have chosen to play at “Batalha”, a 27 hole club, and of the two options for golf on the island, this is the closest one to our hotel in Ribeira Grande. It is about a 20 minute ride to the course, and I…

A very reliable source once told me that the only way to make overseas travel work, is to immediately accept the time of day wherever you land, and force yourself to function as you normally would at home. If you arrive at 11pm, go to bed……..even though your head knows it is really only 5pm………if…

Once again the Travelling Triumvirate, the Touring Triad, the Trip Trifecta …….are hitting the road on yet another adventure……this one begins in the Azores, a mid Atlantic Ocean, 12 day stopover, before continuing on for a 3 week stint in mainland Portugal. We hope to cover a lot of ground, and explore different areas of…