Feb 2025 We are now in Portugal. Landed in a northern city, Porto to start this part of the adventure. [Kelly] I've been to Portugal in 2017 but only the southern part, so this was new for both of us. Our plane landed us late and by the time we got to our hotel, it was time for bed. Our accommodations were lovely. The Pestana Vintage Porto was in a great location and close to everything! Our first day we did a river cruise in the Douro Valley and visited some of the oldest wi

Jan 2025 What was originally a "scheduled" trip turned out to be our honeymoon! It was Mark's first trip to Europe, and I was determined to give him an experience he will never forget. Success! We started out flying into Barcelona, Spain for a few days. Landing at the airport, we got through customs and headed to the taxi stand to take us to our hotel. Low and behold the taxi drivers decided to strike that day and therefore our only way out of the airport was via city bus (ug

Feb 2025 We are now in Morocco. Ferry was an hour and you can be "processed" passport wise while on the boat, which was very convenient. We booked a room at the Hilton which was a five minute walk to the train station https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/tnggigi-hilton-garden-inn-tanger-city-center/?SEO_id=GMB-EMEA-GI-TNGGIGI. Nice hotel! After checking in, we took a walk around the city. One thing we noticed was the lack of traffic lights (?). We were trying to figure out how to