Europe » Portugal » Central » Aveiro Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
This trip to Portugal is a test to see if I can still, at the age of 67 and a half, learn a new language and navigate in a foreign country on my own. I always told my students I was a "life-long learner." So this March 19th coming up, the rubber meets the road, or the wings take to the sky, or whatever cliche fits. Anyway, I'm setting off from Houston, Alaska to Portugal, all on my own. ... full info