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Porto...Turning a Nightmare Around
My next stop on the “Year Around Portugal” was the lovely northern Portuguese city of Porto.

Lisa Tisdale
1 day ago5 min read
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Portugal's Leiria: An Unexpected Treat
My travels take a detour off the planned route to explore Leiria, a town that kept coming up with people I'd meet along the way...

Lisa Tisdale
Apr 278 min read
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Hanging Off a Mountain in a Schist Village
Nerves overtook me as I prepared to spend a weekend in a remote, abandoned village in rural Portugal

Lisa Tisdale
Feb 28 min read
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A Day Trip to Monsanto, Portugal
What happened when tiny me visited a town full of boulders.

Lisa Tisdale
Jan 236 min read
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I Had a Meltdown in Castelo Branco
After all my exploits on tiny mountain roads, all I could focus on as I arrived in the center of Castelo Branco was parking the car. Things

Lisa Tisdale
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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Living the Rural Life in Portugal
My next stop was the tiny village of Paços da Serra. It was time to try the rural life and I was surprised by what I discovered...

Lisa Tisdale
Oct 7, 20248 min read
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(Un)Settling into Nazaré
My third town on my tour around Portugal in search of the best place for me to live, was Nazaré, a lovely beach town that is still home to a

Lisa Tisdale
May 24, 20245 min read
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