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.

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

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

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...