Coimbra [16-19th September] The train trip from Porto to Coimbra started with all the bad bits that you try to avoid by being organised – on the platform in plenty of time, tickets bought and seats booked in advance, but then we got onto the wrong carriage. This meant moving Read more
Bairro do Casal, Murca, Douro Valley [12-15th September] The second stop on our itinerary has provided the hoped-for contrast to the hustle and bustle of Oporto. Bairro do Casal is a few lovingly restored and refurbished village houses, together with a few ruined ones, in the hilltop village of Murca Read more
Oporto [8-12th September] Our four nights in Oporto have drawn to a close, and the predominant question is: why have we never been here before ?? 2.5 hours from Edinburgh, with those nice Ryanair people, and the place is teeming with life – locals, students, visitors from all sorts of Read more
OK – I was going to start with Blog One, a few days into our time in Oporto. However, on the way to Oporto, we have been doing such a fabulous impression of two elderly people who are going abroad for the first time, that I’m actually starting at Blog Read more