The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea

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To the Algarve! (but not beyond). Following our ride on the Telecabine we returned to the mall and each of us had some lunch.  After our meal we crossed back into the station where we were among the first to …

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Merrily We Roll Along – more new experiences

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Finding something to do on New Year’s Day was always going to be a bit tricky because we faced the double whammy of it not only being a holiday but also a Monday – the day of the week when …

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Lisboa – Scene Three – Will I still feel Passion?

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My arrival in Lisboa in December 2023 is my third visit here (and to Portugal) since May 2022. Since you can read about those trips here and here, I’ll mainly limit my reporting in this journal to new experiences and …

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Putting it Together

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Jet Song. Uncomplicated airline travel in the twenty-first century is the exception rather than the norm. However, other than the three or four schedule changes Delta made between my initial reservation and my departure, this trip provided one of those …

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Out of a Little Dream. Bom dia Lisboa. Voltei (de novo!)

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Those who have read the posts recounting my two previous trips to Lisboa are probably aware that I am at least mildly infatuated with Portugal’s capital city. Many who know me are also aware that for more than a decade …

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