The Douro River Valley in northern Portugal is the world’s oldest demarcated wine region (since 1756) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its dramatic, terraced vineyards along the river.
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With fully intact 13th century walls, Obidos passed through the hands of the Celts, Phoenicians, Romans and Moors, was given as a gift from King Dinis I to Queen Isabel in 1282 and for 550 years remained the property of Portugese queens who sponsored the construction of churches, town improvements, and a 16th-century aqueduct and by surviving the 1755 earthquake is now a storied town housing 3,100 inhabitants within it’s historic walls.
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Lisbon is the second oldest European capital and has been the capital of Portugal since 1255. Known as a town of seven hills, the windy, steep streets give way to stunning viewpoints around the city.
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Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
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People make a place. The people that stay and the people that come and go. People leave a mark on the spaces and on each other. Bocas Town, at the tip of Isla Colon, will be viewed by some as rustic and some as touristy, by some as leisure and some as work, by some as destination and some as home. Wherever we lay our heads, whether for one night or many, we take from it what we will. People make the place and make of the place and both experiences deserve appreciation.
Isla Zapatilla are actually two small islands that are part of the Bastimentos National Marine Park and are completely undeveloped. Small in size, they can be explored and circumnavigated in just a half hour. We arrived first and enjoyed the beautiful island to ourselves before the boatloads of tourists arrived.
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The water was so blue, the sky was so clear, the sun was so warm, the sand was so soft, the breeze was just right, the time was so needed.
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