We booked a few days in Albufeira, or more specifically Olhos De Agua, for a little R & R after moving around so much. One of us has a kid strapped to us most of the time so a few days at a resort was just what we needed. We had wifi but our phones …
Today was one of our favourite days yet. We made it to the beach and we did a private boat tour around Lagos. Through caves, grottos and around the main beaches during low tide. Most of these areas are inaccessible during high tide (so there is about a 3 – 4 hour window). Some beaches …
Woke up early today to head to the beach, what do you think the chances we got to the beach today are? Correctamundo! Zero. Decided to go through old town again to find a towel for the beach idea and grab some coffee. Ended up venturing around for a bit while the sun was hidden behind some …
Day 14 Up early for a quick flight to Faro Airport (main airport in the Algarve). Quick transfer to Lagos and we are at our hotel. We could tell quickly we would like it here and so far it has not disappointed. We read that the beaches here are part of the draw so we …
The second time going to any city always has a hard time living up to the memory of the first. Especially with a city you really like. Maybe the taste of inexperience is better. Madrid was amazing for us the first time here and while this time it was still great, it really is a …
So we said our good byes to our favourite stop so far. We had a 4 PM ticket out of there but with hotel check outs and nap times that time just didnt work for us so instead of staying one more night we made the tough decision to leave on the 1:25 PM train …
Toldeo’s sunset is a must see. Getting there is a quick train ride from Madrid. When planning our trip we read a lot about how long to stay where and if you need overnights or not etc. We wanted to see Toledo and we wanted to spend the night. So we booked a hotel (great and …
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Today was pretty chill. Walked along the streets of Salamanca, Chueca and Sol and stopped by for some Tapas. Had our favourites (Pimientos and Chorizo) as well as a 3 cheese quiche. Going through Puerto Del Sol we saw some mariachis playing and our son decided to join them for a song. We swung by the Prado Museum …
We had a great brunch at the Brunch Corner yesterday. Awesome! Our eldest loved the PB and J sandwich and two older ladies fell madly in love with his cuteness. I swear everyone loves kids here, its great. Neither of us could imagine stopping at every infant we see and squeezing their cheeks but here its a …
Started off the day with some fresh eggs (scrambled) along with some Valencian tomatoes (which were great) and some fresh bread ($.60 per fresh loaf pretty much any store that sells bread). Great start. We wanted to try some sites for the children today so we walked along the Turia river (which is a dry river …
Started the day off getting lost a bit looking for a breakfast restaurant called Dulce De Leche in Ruzafa (a trendy area in Valencia that our host recommended to us). Place was packed. Our oldest had a freak out. Scene #6 or 7 so far. The food was great and everyone seemed very happy to come …
Our train leaves at 10, we woke up at 8:30 (thought we got over that jet lag…) so we rush to finishing packing the last few things we needed and ran to find a cab. Luckily, we get to the station with about 10 minutes to spare. Tip #5, even if the kids are free they …