Author Archives: Greg

Some facts about Madrid The city of Madrid has a population of about 3 million, greater Madrid around 7 million. Madrid became the capital of Spain in 1561 Our day began with a half day tour of Madrid city. Our … Continue reading →

It’s time to go to Spain. We were up at 4, ready for our 5am airport transfer at 4:50am. We were at the airport by 5:10, but our check in counters didn’t open until 6:10! Our hour long flight took … Continue reading →

Today we headed east into the Douro Valley, the home of true Port wine. To get there we went through the longest vehicle tunnel on the Iberian peninsula, 5.7km long, Tunnel Do Maroa. There were scars on the hilltops and … Continue reading →

We met our guide in the hotel lobby for a walking tour of Porto. His name is Goncalo. We started our tour at the Porto Train Station , it was formerly a monastery but was resumed by the Portuguese government … Continue reading →

Today we drove from Lisbon to Porto, with a couple of stops on the way. Our driver was Peter, the same one we had on Friday. We were picked from our hotel at 8:55am and headed north. There were wind … Continue reading →

Today was a free day on our itinerary, we were left to our own resources. That meant a slow start to the day. Breakfast a bit after 9am, and we eventually made it out of the hotel some time after … Continue reading →

We were picked up at 9am and drove about 136km east to Evora, about a 75 min drive from Lisbon. The speed limit on the Tollway/highway was 120km/hr. Our driver today was John, and he will also be our driver … Continue reading →

We woke at 8am! Normally we would be high fiving, but today we were being picked up at 9am! This meant we were a “little” rushed, but we made it with minutes to spare. Fernando, our driver met us in … Continue reading →

We were picked up at 7:35 for a Fado Restaurant. Unfortunately our driver was given the name of our Fado Restaurant, but not the location. We just happen to be going to 1 of 2 same name Fado Restaurants in … Continue reading →

Our guide, Luis, met us in the hotel lobby at 9am, our driver got caught in peak traffic and arrived a little later. We found out that like so many other cities in Europe, Lisbon is a City of Seven … Continue reading →