by Mike Wood | Mar 14, 2026
Well, the real name of it is Livraria Lello. This bookstore with it’s spiraling staircases is said to be part of the inspiration for the Harry Potter books. They charge admission and the store was absolutely packed! You even have to make a timed reservation just...
by Mike Wood | Mar 14, 2026
After our single night in Gibraltar, we went on to Portugal. We explored Lisbon, Porto, Algarve and Sintra. In Porto, we did a wine cave tour. They grow the wines in the Douro valley about sixty miles away. But for ripening, they place them in caves in...
by Mike Wood | Feb 25, 2026
Gibraltar, a British territory, is a lovely city of only 40,000 people. To get to it, you walk from La Linea de la Conception, Spain, across the middle of the Gibraltar airport runway. On the other side of the airport is Gibraltar. The rock itself has been a fortress...
by Mike Wood | Feb 19, 2026
Here is the expense report for our fifth month of living in Africa (detailed description in the Africa page. Lodging: cash out of pocket was $1,365. If we hadn’t used points, the cost would have been $8,543 Flights: cash out of pocket was $298. If...
by Mike Wood | Feb 19, 2026
After our High Atlas Mountains trekking, we had one night back in Marrakech and then we went on a tour of the Moroccon Sahara desert. The first day of our tour was a visit to some small towns and a visit to the Todra Gorge. The gorge had beautiful rock walls and is a...
