BEAUTIFUL BELEM! We’re in Lisbon! With a population of 2.7 million, this is Portugal’s largest city; it’s also Europe’s second-oldest capital (after Athens), and was once home to great explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan. Perched on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon is built […]
WE DROPPED BY MONTSERRAT EN ROUTE TO BARCELONA We’re in Spain! To be precise, we’re in Monistrol de Montserrat, about 50km North of Barcelona in the Spanish region of Catalonia. We got here this afternoon, after a 3 hour bus journey that took us through the Pyrenees and […]
A DAY OF PEACE & SERENITY ON LOVELY LANTAU After 3 days exploring Hong Kong we needed a little respite from the noise, smells, rabble, and chaos of the city. In search of some peace and quiet we headed out to Lantau, the closest and most accessible of […]