Nazaré is known for giant breaking waves. It is there several world surfing records were broken.
Just how big the waves can get? Here’s a “historic” one on Ocotober 29th, 2020:
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Ericeira, Portugal
What’s in common between Ericeira and Nazaré is the sport of surfing. Ericeira is home to Portugal’s first and largest surfing club, while Nazaré is known for its high breaking waves due to the underwater canyon.
But…that’s not why we stopped at Ericeira on our May Day road trip to Nazaré.
Continue reading “Ericeira, Portugal”Lunch at Alma, Lisbon
Yesterday I found out that I had a new appointment date at the SEF for my residence card in Portugal. Due to the lockdowns, all the appointments since the beginning of the year were postponed up until Monday April 19th, when the office reopened. To celebrate this – because nowadays any good news warrants a celebration – I booked a lunch at Alma, a Michelin two-star restaurant in Lisbon, three years in a row.
Continue reading “Lunch at Alma, Lisbon”Lisbon, My New Home
Hello everyone. I’m back! Sorry for the long silence.
I’ve been busy since the beginning of 2021, relocating myself to Lisbon, Portugal.
Continue reading “Lisbon, My New Home”The Skellig Ring
Storm Francis landed on the coastal village of Waterville precisely at 2100 hour, according to forecast. Throughout the night, the wind roared, the ocean raged, the roof rattled, I slept like a baby.
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In the morning I woke up to the sound of pattering rain.
Killarney National Park
I just got back from a last-minute road trip to southwestern Ireland – which covers Killarney National Park, the Ring of Kerry and Dingle Peninsula.
Ireland in July
July was a good month!
With the lifting of the travel ban across the island, we can finally move outside of our county.
The first place we went to was Glendalough in Wicklow National Park, for a breath of fresh mountain air.
Recipe: Sicilian Orange Cake
My trip to Venice rekindled my interests in Italian cooking, to a point that I was tittering with another trip in the spring to Naples and the Amalfi Coast. Then we all know what happened.
Dublin in June
June 8th kicks off the phase two of Ireland reopening, and with that, we were able to travel anywhere within the county. This has opened up several hiking opportunities.
Howth
We couldn’t wait to get back to Howth, so that’s what we did on our first weekend after June 8th.
