I’d like to show you a random, crazy mix of pictures I’ve taken since I’ve been here in Portugal whilst I tell you a bit about my experience…. I should know better by now. I tell myself I do know better, but then find myself doing it again. That is, having expectations. Many, many years ago I saw a photo I can still see in … Continue reading Lisbon, Portugal – Part 2

National Geographic recently had a cover story about a man who surfed an 80 foot wave at Nazaré, Portugal, breaking the world’s record as largest wave ever to be surfed. From what I understand, this record has already been broken, but I still wanted to see the spot where it happened. And I did (maybe not as thoroughly as I would have had I discovered … Continue reading Nazaré & Skateistan

From Lisbon, I took a train to Sintra day before yesterday. This is the train station in Lisbon from which I departed. I remember thinking at the time, “Wow, I get to go through those doorways!” Beautiful. Here are a few first impressions of Sintra. Below is part of the ‘Historic Center’ of town which is very touristy (said the tourist). But, it’s still charming. … Continue reading Sintra, Portugal

Quoting from the Unesco World Heritage website: “The Águas Livres Aqueduct is a baroque architectural infrastructure….. built between 1731 and 1799. It is a hydraulic structure that stretches over 36 miles, built of cut stone quarried in the Lisbon area. It was the last great classical aqueduct to be built all over the world, constituting a system for the capture and transport of water which … Continue reading Águas Livres Aqueduct & Cascais

I titled this ‘Part 1’ because I’ll be leaving Lisbon in a few days, but then coming back for a few more. At that time, I’ll be staying at another hostel in another neighborhood so I’ll most likely have different things to share with you. I have so many pictures to show you in this post that I’ll just get right into it. I’ll be … Continue reading Lisbon, Portugal – Part 1

After missing my bus (for which I’d previously purchased a ticket) in Saco, Maine due to the fact that there was no signage and no bus shelter (in the pouring rain) and no indication that I was supposed to wait out by the street instead of at the actual bus station (can you tell I’m irritated with Greyhound?), I called an Uber which took me … Continue reading Boston and the Cousins

Okay, catching you up….  After my months in California, I flew to Portland, Oregon to see my son Paul, his daughter, Dominique and to meet Paul’s girlfriend, Sam. It had been an insanely long time since I’d seen Paul and I could barely stop hugging him! Sam took this picture. I spent a couple weeks at his place in Vancouver, Washington, just over the river … Continue reading Pacific Northwest