Explore the World One Country at a Time
Explore the World One Country at a Time
Lake Sorapis is an alpine lake tucked in the mountains that bear the same name. The lake can only be reached by foot with a significant elevation gain. According to AllTrails, the hike to the lake and back is about 7.6 miles long with a total elevation gain of 1,916 feet. Lake Sorapis is a …
If you Google “Dolomites”, chances are an image of Tre Cime di Lavaredo would pop up. Tre Cime di Lavaredo or Tre Cime for short loosely translated means “three tops” or “three peaks”. It is one of the more popular hiking destinations in the Dolomites. We visited and hiked around the Tre Cime area in …
The Seceda is the highest vantage point in Val Gardena, in the autonomous province of Bolzano (South Tyrol), Northern Italy. It provides a 360 degree view of mountains as well as the valley below. On a clear day, you can even see Grossglockner, the highest mountain in Austria. Seceda is famous for images of sawtooth …
Lago di Braies (bray-see) is an alpine lake in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, northern Italy. What makes this lake special is that it is framed by gigantic mountains and the lake’s color reflects shades between green and blue, depending on the time of day and year. Lago di Braies is a very popular destination …
The Azores is a group of nine volcanic islands that is part of Portugal. Santa Maria island is the closest at around 1,400 kilometers west of Lisbon. Flores island is the furthest west at about 1,900 kilometers west of Lisbon. We spent a total of three weeks in five of the nine islands, which …
The small country of Malta is a nice destination for those who want to escape the winter. We visited Malta in early March 2023 and the weather was cool in the shade, perfect under the sun and windy about ⅔ of the time. Though a small country, it offers enough things to do for a …
The Camino Portugues Coastal Route is one of three routes between Porto, Portugal and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We completed the coastal route in late March 2023 and the weather was perfect for walking. It was cool but not cold. Sometimes it was T-shirt weather when the sun was out. The coastal route was very …
Camino Portugues coastal route – part 1, overview Read More »
There are many cities, towns and villages along the Camino Portugues Coastal route. Some are one after the other while others are more spread out. Either way, there are many accommodations along the way whether it be an albergue, guest houses, apartments or hotels. Albergues An albergue (Spanish word for hostel) is the cheapest accommodation …
camino portugues coastal route – part 3, our accomModations Read More »
This is the second part of a three part write-up about our experience on doing the Camino Portugues Coastal Route from Porto. The first part talks in general about the Camino Portugues Coastal Route from Porto. This part talks about the path we took. The third part lists and describes our accommodations along the way. …
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Situated at the Eastern end of Madeira is a peninsula that can only be described as breathtaking. Its verdant and bare mountainsides rise high above the Atlantic Ocean. There are no trees to obstruct your views. You are high above in elevation looking down into the ocean as its waves crash on the shore below. …