Tag: Transit

  • To the Edge of Europe

    To the Edge of Europe

    Out to Cabo de São Vicente — the southwestern corner of Europe — through Sagres and Lagos, then dinner at Pizza Auna, where the sourdough comes from a Seattle starter.

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  • A Day in Tavira

    A Day in Tavira

    Tavira's bakery and castle, the ferry across to Isla de Tavira (with a tuna-burger lunch at Xiri), Praia do Barril and the anchor cemetery, then Cacela Velha and Cabanas before a Tapas do Mundo dinner…

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  • Down to the Algarve

    Down to the Algarve

    Three days settling into Portimão — the Eurocar wait, an Irish Rover first night, eggs and salads at home, the lighthouse walk, and an overlook at the west end of Praia da Rocha.

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  • South to Barcelona

    South to Barcelona

    Down the TGV to Barcelona — Sagrada Família, Montjuïc by cable car, gelato at the top, and two more days of Rick-Steves walking through the Gothic Quarter and El Born.

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  • Another Day In Paris

    Another Day In Paris

    A slow day in Paris from Manou's — the canal Saint-Martin and its locks, the Lafayette exhibit Thierry illuminated, a croque monsieur lunch, and Italian dinner back in Coye.

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  • Marathon Sunday

    Marathon Sunday

    Three Martha-spotting attempts along the Paris Marathon route, breakfast with Amatsia, and dinner in the Latin Quarter.

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Lisbon

May 2026 — home base for the rest of the year.

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