Called “A Cidade Branca” (“The White City”) for how the sunlight illuminates its aged limestone walls, Portugal’s capital enjoys a warm, Mediterranean climate and idyllic
Fragrant cedars, stately oaks and ancient tree ferns reach up toward the sky… Gentle creeks trickle into swan-filled lily ponds… Meandering footpaths wind along serpentine
For a relatively small town, Sintra, Portugal is chock-full of sights. Perched high in the forested mountains northwest of Lisbon, it’s only a forty-minute train
Tucked away on the northeast corner of the remote Azorean island of Santa Maria is the quaint village of São Lourenço. Formed by a volcanic
I’d always heard of the Azores as this almost mythical place— “The Old Country” where my father was born and raised until he was eleven
Here’s a quick update on how the pastéis de nata turned out… Their flavor was actually really good, especially the custard filling with its faint
Is it wrong that nearly a year after my trip to Lisbon I still dream about pastéis de nata? Seriously, I think about them all
