Views from Hotel Room

Jaime, Jaime, Jaime

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July 7th 2015
Geo: 41.1458, -7.82175Aside from our final day of departure, to return to the States, this was the only day of our trip when we had a firm, relatively early start time. As I've noted before, Jeff is a wine expert and -- as in South Africa -- we put him in charge of deciding which wineries we would visit. For Portugal, he decided to focus on one area in particular -- the Douro River valley ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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