Archive for the ‘Portugal’ Category

Kitespot Review: Alvor, Portugal

Kitespot Review: Alvor, Portugal

Some my best travel experiences have come from visiting friends I have met on the road back in their home countries. While living in Switzerland in 2014 I became close to a Portuguese couple who lived next door to me. A year later they flew home to visit their family and friends in Lisbon and […]

Best of 2012 – By the seat of my skirt

Best of 2012 – By the seat of my skirt

Some of the best memories of my life were made in 2011 …  but 2012 turned out to be an incredible year as well! When I departed for my next big adventure, “Golden sands & European Trysts”, I had no idea the many great experiences that awaited me or where in the world I would I […]

Looks like San Francisco …

Looks like San Francisco …

feels like San Francisco … but is not San Francisco! WHERE AM I??? This photo was taken in Lisbon, Portugal, a city I would immediately feel right at home in for obvious reasons. Lisbon’s Ponte de 25 Abril suspension bridge (the longest of its type in Europe) looks almost identical to San Francisco’s iconic symbol. The […]

Honey Badger Trusts Instincts & Escapes Dakhla!

Honey Badger Trusts Instincts & Escapes Dakhla!

“I miss my girlfriend, I miss my dog … I want to go home.” James said with a loud sigh of exhaustion. While I had only known him for the two weeks we spent crossing Morocco off-road together, I had never known him to look so defeated. He had proven himself to be strong and […]