After a second month of AirBNB-sponsored chaos, I was ready to wipe the slate clean and try life in tiny Tomar. Along the way to a more peaceful existence, I encountered some challenges that tested my sanity.

While in Porto, I had to accept the chaos of my apartment, and focus on finding fun times.

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...

My search for a peaceful weekend in a Schist Village ended in a quake

Nerves overtook me as I prepared to spend a weekend in a remote, abandoned village in rural Portugal

What happened when tiny me visited a town full of boulders.

When the locals turn hostile and you can't get your car out of town.

After a bumpy start, I realized if I was going to learn Castelo Branco's secrets, I was going to have to time my adventures around the extre

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

A city girl with a bus pass jumps in a rental car and hits the mountain roads

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...

As I finished out my time in Viseu, I realized it was very much in the “Friend Zone”

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