by Papi | May 30, 2019 | Lisboa, Portugal
Boa tarde familia e amigos, Up and down in Lisboa, and I do mean that quite literally! When transiting about Lisboa, at least in the historical center, 90% of the time, one is either going uphill or downhill, not a lot of flat unless one is down by the Rio Tejo. The...
by Papi | May 27, 2019 | Lagos, Portugal
Boa tarde familia e amigos, And hopefully everyone has been enjoying the Memorial Day weekend! Adrift in the Algarve – that is the title of this post but in no way is it intended to convey any negativity regarding the southern most region of Portugal. Rather it...
by Papi | Jun 3, 2017 | France, Paris
Bonjour la famille et les amis, Arrived in Paris, yesterday, Friday. With only a day and half to spend in Paris, what should one do? Some ten years ago, on my first visit to Paris, I was faced with the exact same decision – the only difference being I...
by Papi | Jun 1, 2017 | France, La Rochelle
Bonjour la famille et les amis, My last two days in La Rochelle and they were both exhausting and fun. Let’s start with the exhausting part. As I relayed in my last post, my feet were entering a mutinous state and so how did I respond yesterday, Wednesday....
by Papi | May 30, 2017 | France, La Rochelle
Bonjour la famille et les amis, Yesterday, Monday, and today, Tuesday, have been a constant blending of old and new – from reliving old experiences to searching out new experiences as well as taking in that which is old to that which is new within La Rochelle....
