by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 5, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
After renting a car and driving most of Portugal for ten days, we spend the last five nights in the great city of Lisbon. Full of historical/naval significance (the longest reigning modern European Colonial empire in history), shops, boutiques, museums, and cafés fill...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 3, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
It’s time to drive north through Portugal’s mountainous interior in search of meat and liquor. Melt-in-your-mouth “piglet cooked in wood oven” starts things off perfectly in the town of Monchique. José, the proprietor at our guesthouse Casa Mirante, shows us the fruit...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 28, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
After three weeks of hiking and public transportation around the hot Cape Verde Islands in West Africa, it’s time for some cooler temperature and creature comfort. Once we land in Lisbon, Portugal we indulge in the independence of a rental car in search of excellent...
by ronmitchelladventure | Mar 5, 2017 | Europe, Slovenia
Driving all day through torrential rain leads us to change course, and head to the mountains instead of the Slovenian beaches. Despite my disdain of writing clichés, the overwhelming response that Marilynn and I have of Slovenia is “beautiful.” Once we park the rental...
by ronmitchelladventure | Mar 2, 2017 | Croatia, Europe
We stop at a roadside inn near Plitvice Lakes National Park, looking for a place to stay. Yet another restaurant/accommodation, “House Sapina,” in the small town of Korenica, pours us a free shot of wormwood based liquor. If you don’t indulge in the local food and...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 26, 2017 | Croatia, Europe
After another mind blowing scenic bus ride from Mostar, Bosnia to the Croatian coastal city of Split, we decide to rent a car. (We’ll split in few days) For a large city, Split offers leisurely beach walks past marinas, bays, and beaches where crowds swim and sunbath...
