Living la Vida Lisbon, and Then Leaving

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October 15th 2021

Published: November 9th 2021

There was only one thing to do after the cooking class, and I did exactly that. Nap! This was my third day here in Lisbon, and I had been going full throttle (if you read the second blog, you will recognize that term) so it felt good to take an afternoon to rest. I was supposed to be organizing and packing my luggage for the train trip to Porto, but my thought was that I could throw crap in, sit o... Read Full Entry

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Brendan Vermillion

bvchef

Well, through good timing and lots of luck, I am about to hit the skies again. It has been far too long since my last journey. As much as I love going to visit my family each year, the act of heading to the airport and climbing on a plane to the homeland lacks the edge, excitement and the element of the unknown that a trip abroad brings. As with the rest of the world, my life shifted and changed through the pandemic; however, it is time to set free Brenno, the traveler lurking just beneath my daily home persona. The next big adventure is a trip to the Galapagos Islands. This will once again i... full info

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12th November 2021

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

You make me laugh!
You are still rambling on about that walk to get the burger. Dave and I have decided it must have been too much for you and you are projecting it on us as we were fine! LOL. Indeed it was yummy! Porto is no Lisbon but it has its high points. Great traveling with you again.

13th November 2021

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

We are all Rock Stars
Lol, yes, the walk was weighing heavily, but the burgers made it all worth while. I didn't want us to do that walk and end up with a sad, tasteless burger. It was great traveling with you, and I can't wait to do it again.

14th November 2021

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

And the band plays on
Blogs, burgers & bloopers. More to come no doubt. Masked Americans let loose in Europe...great to see the Masked Bandits are having fun!

14th November 2021

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Let loose in Europe
That is such a great way to put it, especially after a pandemic travel drought. Yes, we were let loose, and many bloopers to follow.

24th November 2021

liliram
liliram

La Vida Loca
The good (and funny) life! You three really rock it. And Lisbon is one great place to wipe out that pandemic travel drought. Happy for you guys.

24th November 2021

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

It really was
We knocked all the travel cobwebs out while enjoying a magnificent city. Thank you so much Liliram.

19th December 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Porto
I like the sound of Porto, I enjoy visiting gritty cities, this sounds like one of them. I've also started recently to enjoy the hop-on hop-off buses, but mostly as you did also with no hopping, just the viewing. The Douro River trip sounds exciting ?

21st December 2021

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Gritty Cities
Porto was a fun place. Although I haven't been to Scotland yet, I had always associated The Granite City with Aberdeen, due to a mystery series I read. Porto is also very much a granite city, and make my desire to visit Aberdeen even stronger. Thanks for reading along on this trip.

14th May 2022

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Love this photo!
I've finally back in TB land after a long break, and found the time to catch up on your blogs. I've now very eager to see if you compare the outrageous stories you made up about your fellow passengers (something we love to do too) with the reality of who they were when you got to know them! :)

9th August 2022

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

I have been MIA myself
Work has taken over my life, so I am just now getting onto my page. I love your comments. Not sure when, but I know we will meet sometime, somewhere, and we will sit and create our own stories about strangers we see.

14th May 2022

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Well, definitely a super-power of sorts :)
Your blogs never fail to make me smile or giggle, but I think this is the first time I've laughed out very loudly.. when I saw the graffiti on the front of the tram :D

9th August 2022

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Just for the record
I would like to point out that neither Dave, Merry Jo, nor I added to the graffiti on that sad tram.

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