THE UNIVERSITY TOWN OF COIMBRA In Portugal there’s a saying that goes something like this: “Porto works, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money”. We’ve experienced the (relaxed) industriousness of Porto for ourselves already, and so set out to explore studious Coimbra today. Just an hour by train […]
CHARMED BY PORTO Porto is built on the steep northern bank of the River Douro and radiates out West to the Atlantic and East into the Douro Valley. Most of the historical sites however, are clustered around the old riverside district of Ribeira and the central Baixa area. So […]
THE GRAND SIGHTS OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA The closer we got to Santiago de Compostela, the prettier the scenery became and the more pilgrims we could see on the trail. Like colourful beads strung out along the track, there were dozens of them making their way into the […]
ASTORGA: PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR CHRISTIANS & CHOCOHOLICS Astorga is a tiny place with a big personality; like most of towns along the Camino de Santiago there’s a big cathedral in town, and the Bishop of Astorga had Antoni Gaudi design his palace so we got to visit […]
HISPANIC DAY CELEBRATIONS IN LEON We arrived in Leon this afternoon to the chaos and party atmosphere of a Spanish long weekend; the streets were packed with families and young couples walking in arm-in-arm, and the main square was abuzz with gaggles of teenagers. Luckily it seems everyone’s […]
Wandering Soles 