Guimarães was my favorite city I visited on my tour of northern Portugal. Perhaps it was because this is where I spent the most amount of time, though I really only began to scratch the surface. Unfortunately, our bus broke down en-route from Pinhao in the Douro Valley to Guimarães. The time we were stranded […]
Pinhão: The Heart of Douro Valley
On my trip with Turismo de Portugal, I had the opportunity to visit the town of Pinhão in the heart of the beautiful Douro Valley. The Douro Valley is the oldest demarcated wine region in the world and has a microclimate perfect for growing grapes for the famous Port wine. Terraced vineyards practically climb straight […]
Pousadas and Port
I recently spent some time in Portugal, mainly for a the Travel Bloggers Unite conference and the 2012 Destinology Travel Bloggy Awards (we won Best Newcomer). After the conference, I was also invited on a short trip in the north of Portugal by Turismo de Portugal. Over the next couple of days, I’ll tell you […]
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta started today and made me a bit nostalgic, so I thought I’d share our story and a few tips for visiting the world’s largest hot air balloon festival. We’ve had a long love affair with hot air balloons. Literally. When we lived in Las Vegas, hot air balloons launched […]
Plitvice Lakes Let Me Down
Have you ever seen a picture that made you want to plan a trip to see the scene in all its glory? It’s an affliction that Tim and I suffer from often. The phrase “Wow, that looks gorgeous! Let’s go!” is a regular part of our vocabulary. And photos of Plitvice Lakes had us wanting […]
Seven Must See Sights in Sarajevo
Sarajevo’s people moved us with their stories of what it was like to grow up in a city under siege. Pavement and buildings permanently scarred from mortar blasts and sniper fire stopped us in our tracks to reflect on the horrors that must have occurred in the very spot we were standing. Yes, modern warfare […]
Sarajevo: City Under Siege
Imagine living in a city that became a prison; a city with no escape where you fear for your life every second of every day. Imagine that hundreds of shells from machine gun fire raining down as rockets lit up the sky was part of normal daily life. That snipers were just waiting for you […]
Sarajevo’s Coppersmith Street
The heart of Sarajevo is the Baščaršija and one of the oldest streets of the Baščaršija is Kazandžilu, or the Coppersmith Street. Baščaršija comes from the Turkish language and means primary market. Walking in the Baščaršija transported us back in time to the 16th century when the copper craft guild of Ottoman Sarajevo made metalwork, […]
Bay of Kotor Blanketed in Haze
The Bay of Kotor is said to be Montenegro’s most beautiful bay and despite the temperatures reaching near 100 F during our visit, we were prepared to brave the scorching heat and climb the 1350 steps up to Kotor’s formidable fortress. But when we arrived in the bay, we could hardly see the fortress due […]
The Pink Sand Beaches of Sveti Stefan
Beaches aren’t always white sand and more often than not along the Adriatic, beaches are pebble beaches. But along the 2 kilometer stretch of Montenegro’s coastline that comprises Sveti Stefan, pink sand beaches frame the distinct blue waters. The pink sand beaches are made pink from a mixture of fragments of calcium rich shells and […]
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