If we don’t engage a guide, we enjoy touring on Hop On Hop Off busses. We get a sense of the city and can visit major landmarks and attractions in an efficient manner. We loved today’s ride through Athens’ streets. Tons of traffic, especially scooters. Highly entertaining watching the scooters navigate...
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Arriving at the Lisbon airport we waited about 40 minutes to check in because Aegean Airlines shares its counter space with several other airlines. We’ve encountered this several times during our travels. I need to remember this because we like to check in early and wait in either the airlines’ lounge or one of...
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We are sad to be leaving Portugal and this wonderful hotel. From the moment that Daniel warmly greeted us at the entrance and walked us to the Club Lounge where Rodrigo checked us in we felt at home. It’s always a nice touch to see a welcome greeting on the...
Continue readingTimmy did some carb loading in the club lounge before we set out for Sintra this morning . Our Uber (about $30.00 USD) took less than 40 minutes, the last few miles through some beautiful country side with spectacular views Visiting Sintra...
Continue readingSeveral local folks, including Goncalo, one of the super hosts in the Intercontinental club lounge, suggested El Mercato as their favorite restaurant in Lisbon. We hesitated because, well, hello? We’re in Portugal and we are eating Italian? We read the rave reviews on social media, Timmy made a reservation online and off we went....
Continue readingWe slept in and had a leisurely breakfast in the Club Lounge. We enjoy club floor lounges for the opportunity to meet and interact with other travelers. The young staff are wonderful and beyond accommodating. Our meal was delicious. We called an Uber; the driver was 1 minute away and he whisked us to Belém,...
Continue readingAt 9:00 am we set out with Luis, our guide, for the Alentejo region. This area, encompasses the south central part of Portugal. We drove through soft rolling hills and plains. The stunning landscape is dotted with cork and olive trees and grapevines. We began our excursion at an enormous cork factory,...
Continue readingWe love restaurant recommendations from locals, so when our new friend Daniel recommended Sacramento Restaurant and Paulo our concierge, seconded the recommendation, we arrived at Sacramento with high expectations. We were not disappointed. We were greeted warmly and ushered upstairs to a lovely intimate dining room overlooking the busy main dining...
Continue readingJorge Oliveira, guide extraordinaire, arrived with Jose his intrepid driver, promptly at 9:30 to begin our overview tour of Lisbon. (Shoutout to Samantha @ Tully Luxury Travel for arranging this 😊). We began with a lovely drive through the streets of Lisbon- Jorge noting and explaining various points of interest. &...
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