by janecanapini | May 1, 2019 | Adventure, Portugal, Trip Planning
As many of you have expressed interest in the Camino de Santiago (a network of walking routes in Europe that lead pilgrims to the shrine of the apostle Saint James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain), we invited travel and lifestyle writer Rebecca Brown of roughdraft.eu...
by janecanapini | Jan 29, 2017 | Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Portugal
Portugal’s Algarve coast is arguably one of the most breathtaking stretches of coastline in Europe – so Henk and I absolutely had to see it on our first visit to the country. But ‘seeing the Algarve’ is like saying you want to ‘see the Grand Canyon’ while visiting the...
by janecanapini | Jan 14, 2017 | Events & Festivals, Portugal
There’s a saying in Portuguese that goes: “Tao Fadista quem canta como qum sabe escutar”, meaning “A Fado singer sings like someone who knows how to listen”. Having learned about Fado while researching our trip to Portugal, I was...
by janecanapini | Nov 4, 2016 | Attractions, Portugal
When Henk and I first decided to visit the city of Braga in Portugal, it was because of its nickname, “the Rome of Portugal”, and because our timing coincided with the Braga Romana festival that the city holds every year to celebrate its Roman heritage....
