by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 20, 2022 | Canary Islands, Spain
A few months ago, Marilynn purchased one-way airline tickets to Madrid, and then onward to accommodations on Spain’s Canary Island of Tenerife. That was back when international travel opened up to several places in the world with great discounts. Since then, she has...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 10, 2022 | Europe, Spain
This adventure marks our first time traveling international in exactly two years. (Click for Dijbouti Adventure). All the angst leading up to the date of departure multiplies by ten times with yet the latest known mutation of Covid-19. Thousands of cancelled flights...
by ronmitchelladventure | May 5, 2019 | Denmark, Europe
Bicycles dominate the city of Copenhagen. More folks bike to work than drive cars, by a long shot. Tourist beware, because stepping into a bike lane could get you a scolding or bruising. Walk with your head on a swivel, and you’ll be just fine. Once off the bikes...
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...
