Σπάρτη / Sparti, home of Spartans
The road from Kalamata to our next stop, Gytheio, took us through the town of Sparti. Well, you can’t just drive through a town like that, can you?! We didn’t […]
Καλαμάτα / Kalamata
On 16th October, we travelled south from Olympia to Kalamata, a trip of 121km. It’s a funny thing; you’d think three weeks in the Peloponnese would give you plenty of […]
Last day in Lisbon
11th March: toasting the conviction of Harvey Weinstein in a cool little café tucked into the base of the ruins of Convento do Carmo. This day was an emotionally charged […]
Lisbon trams and trains
9th March: Saul: Morgan and I took a day on a public transport bonanza trip – underground, overground and tram. Here we are on our adventures: We travelled every bit of […]
LX Factory with Sammy & Brian
7th March 2020: Always a special treat to meet up with friends from home! We spent a lovely afternoon with Sammy and Brian in the LX Factory, another rejuvenated area of […]
Lisbon street art
Street art is a big feature of Lisbon, as we saw the minute we arrived at our site. All across the city, walls large and small are adorned with incredible artwork. […]
Lisbon en famille
With Saul, we then took another visit into the centre of Lisbon. On the recommendation of Saul’s friend from work, Samantha, we headed straight for the Santini ice cream shop […]
Lisbon, a trip into the city
Caitríona: While Saul was in Ireland, Morgan, Olwen and I ventured by bus and metro into the centre of Lisbon the first day and did some initial exploring. First impressions […]
Lisbon: Fábrica Braço de Prata
28th February – 12th March 2020: Since arriving in Portugal at the end of January, we have travelled all along the southern coast of the Algarve. After travelling the Algarve […]
Ronda & the El Tajo Gorge
8th – 16th January 2020: Caitríona: Ronda is my favourite place so far ❤ but I was glad that Saul volunteered for the drive to get there! It took many […]