On our recent trip to Portugal we chose to stay in the lovely seaside town of Cascais, 40 minutes outside of Lisbon. We had a pretty swish HomeAway overlooking the hills and sea of our quaint fishing town. My favorite part of the home was that we could depart on foot and hike for hours in the hills in front of our house exploring the various trails that criss crossed the cliffs. BUT, we were in Portugal and you can’t go to Portugal without seeing Lisbon, right?
On our three hour tour of Porto we learned many things, among them that Porto, the second largest city in Portugal and one of the oldest cities in Europe, has only become a viable tourist area in the last 6 to 8 years. When Ryan Air added Porto as one it’s mainstream stops, access to the city grew. Poof, a tourist destination was born…
As a person who likes to grab her group and go, it should not be surprising to learn that I am a GIANT fan of the destination wedding. The destination wedding is the ULTIMATE expression of grabbing one’s group and going. This post is about the destination wedding we attended in Paros, Greece last summer and the amazing experience we had on the island. If you are interested in traveling to Greece, you should read this…
An organ that is built into the sea, a man named Joe and a park with 16 interconnecting lakes… 3 more reasons to go to Croatia!
I am having so much fun having Beth be a guest poster. She shares what she learned and then I promptly research my future in Croatia. Sounds like she made a gem of a discovery here…
For the first guest post on Grab Your Group and GO, my friend Beth takes us on a tour of Croatia…