With its beautifully designed streets, pastel painted buildings and glimpses of the Rio Tejo beyond, Lisbon is a romantic city. But Sintra is a force to be reckoned with in terms of romance, starting with the ruins of the Castelo dos Mouros high up in the hills. Sintra is a…
I managed to both take my time each day in Lisbon and still see quite a lot. Taking my time meant settling in with a cappuccino and a croissant each morning, watching the city go by, or sipping a glass of Portuguese red wine in the evenings back in my…
The other weekend I took a road trip to Houston, a city I haven’t really explored (I’ve been to the Houston area only twice before and both times stayed in the suburbs visiting friends). Since it’s still within Texas, and a relatively short drive, it still kind of felt like…
Last weekend I hit the road to spend the weekend in Houston. Although since I drove down after work on Friday, and came home early Sunday, the goal was really to have one full but chill day in Houston. The primary purpose of my visit was the Kusama: At the…
I last checked in on how I was doing on my self-declared Instagram Photo of the Day challenge about three months ago. And after having really enjoyed posting a photo every day for the last six months, I earlier decided that after June 30, I wouldn’t push to create at…
The first few hours can be tough. There will be some tough patches that first day while settling in when traveling without built-in support or relying on anyone else to get you where you need to go. Maybe within those first few hours even, when you don’t have anyone to…