Spending summers with family and growing up in the beautiful natural countryside and farmlands of the Serra da Estrela — it all very much impacted and shaped who I am now. Upon every return to Portugal and, naturally this charming area I call a piece of home; I always seem to encounter something new I’ve…
Traveling to … Serra da Estrela Living :: Part I
What is there to say about a minha linda Serra da Estrela. Spending my summers here, growing up, as a young girl submersed in nature, food and family, it intertwined itself into very much who I am. My soul and heart are blissful when I’m here. How can one not be? Surrounded by lovely mountain…
Traveling to … the Castelo de Penedono & Senhora das Necessidades de Sernancelhe
What can I say, my heart loves scenic countryside views and terracotta roof tiled homes… As travel begins to pick up, rather quickly and ferociously from the looks of it {I mean I can’t blame anyone for wanting to just hit the road and adventure — as long as it’s being done safely}, there…
Traveling to … Poço da Broca // Serra da Estrela
Travel, is beloved by so many, but then there are those whose connection with travel is beyond love. For a group of us, Travel is very much etched into every fiber of our being. Travel makes us who we are, it brings life to our soul. To say that many of us are missing the…
Traveling to … Loriga // Serra da Estrela
Can you, feel it in the air…a more distinct Hope…the kind of hope and positivity my very soul clings to. Yes our nation can let out a sigh of relief, a big sigh of satisfaction that although there is plenty of work still left to be done to get our country in the right step,…
Traveling to ….. Poço do Inferno waterfall in Manteigas || Serra da Estrela
Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls Don’t go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to I know that you’re gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you’re moving too fast Enchanted by the photos of my cousin’s adventure a few months earlier, I knew the…