With Braga’s two night, all night rager of a festival closing in on the city, I packed my bags and headed to the nearby town of Ponte de Lima before my apartment was rendered uninhabitable.

As my year-long road trip was coming to an end, I had to choose a place to live. Where would it be?

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.

My search for joy in Aveiro met strange twists

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

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

As my month-long road trip was coming to an end, I headed to a chalet in the mountains of Gerês, Portugal for a quiet escape.

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

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 latest adventure found me driving on a golf-cart sized mountain road to reach the 17th century's idea of a vertical village.

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...