A Speed Boat Trip Through Ocean Grottos, pet Crabs and a Beach to end all Beaches. Lagos Perfection!
I awoke (early) to this stunning sunrise view out of our apartment window. Back to Padaria Central for our favorite morning pastries....
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Jana
- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
Beach-Bound at Last and a Sardine Museum Thrown in to Round out the day!
With the weather starting to improve, we decided to try our luck at a beach today. The morning's forecast was still a bit iffy, so we...
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Jana
- Jun 25, 2022
- 3 min
With Uncooperative Weather to Contend With, we Headed to the "Other Edge of the World," Sagres.
Apparently there is some debate whether "the edge of world" (the most western most tip of Europe) is in Cabo da Roca, where we visited a...
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Jana
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Goodbye Lisbon, Hello Algarve! We Head South for the World-Famous Portuguese Beaches.
Leaving Lisbon was sad, especially since we had to cut our stay there short by a day or two when we were doing our planning, due to some...
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Jana
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
We're off to Sintra and Cascais for the Day. Garin and I are glad to be Carefree!
Garin got a much-deserved day off from his tour guide duties. When planning our trip to Portugal, nearly six months, we planned to take a...
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Jana
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
We Spend the day High Atop Lisbon in Picturesque Alfama.
Alfama is one of Lisbon's oldest areas, filled with steep streets and magnificent history. The area is charming - restaurants and shops...
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Jana
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Belem-bound, Home to a Monastery, Gilded Coaches and the Birthplace of the Famous Pasteis de Belem.
Today we visited Belem. Belem is a parish within the municipality of Lisbon, best known for landmarks that harken back to Portugal's...
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Jana
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
On Day Two we Keep it Local, Touring the Baixa- Chiado Neighborhoods of Lisbon. Treasures Abound!
Garin planned this day out as impeccably as he did our first day. There were a lot of moving parts and he didn't miss a beat, other...
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Jana
- Jun 18, 2022
- 3 min
Except for Some Pesky jet lag, our First day in Lisbon Goes Much Better Than our Voyage Here.
Jet leg is not for the faint of heart. When planning this trip, I must say that traveling alone with four kids abroad and jet lag were...
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Jana
- Jun 17, 2022
- 6 min
European Vacation. When it's Your Life, it Doesn't Exactly Feel Like a National Lampoon Movie.
I am thinking of changing our last name to Griswold, after our last two vacation experiences. To clarify, our vacations seem to turn out...
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Jana
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Garin’s 8th Grade Culmination, In-person, Unmasked (Mostly), and Sweltering. What's a Little Heat?
You can't take anything for granted these days. In June of 2020, three months into the pandemic, no one was sure we would ever be able...
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Jana
- Jun 4, 2022
- 5 min
They say that God Never Gives you More Than you can Handle? But Five Children!
I don't think I buy into that statement, yet when things get tough, I still find myself wondering if it might be true? In mid-May, I...
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Jana
- May 30, 2022
- 5 min
Memorial Day Weekend. A Top Gun Extravaganza. Would you Expect Anything Less?
I have been waiting an eternity for the Top Gun sequel (36 years to be exact). To assuage my longing, I have watched the original film...
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Jana
- May 29, 2022
- 3 min
A Once in a Lifetime Event we are Sure to Never Forget!
On Friday, May 13, we had the once in lifetime opportunity of seeing Paul McCartney in concert. When Miles awoke that morning the first...
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Jana
- May 14, 2022
- 5 min
Mother's Day Weekend: Why just Celebrate for one day, When you can Celebrate for Three?
This year, Mother's Day turned out to be three days of fun activities and celebration. Not all of the activities were planned to...
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Jana
- Apr 25, 2022
- 3 min
Re-Entry to the Mainland. Vacay Withdrawal. Call it What you Will, it's Painful.
I think feeling sad as a vacation comes to an end is a universal feeling. So much time and effort go into the planning and execution of a...
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Jana
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Day Trippers. Another fantastic day of exploration around this magical island.
Garin (with a little help from me on timing) planned another fantastic day of exploration. Some of the places, Garin and I had visited...
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Jana
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Does one Ever Tire of Going to the Beach in Hawaii? We'd be Willing to try it out to Find out.
Whenever I come to Hawaii I wonder why I don't live here? I cannot understand why I put up with all that I do on the mainland when I...
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Jana
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Garin Celebrates his 14th Birthday, Hawaiian-Style. Can we Come Back for my Birthday Please?
Fourteen years ago today, on 4-18-08, my beloved, oldest son came into this world. I went from being a single girl (okay perhaps woman)...
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Jana
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Our First Easter Away was Certainly not Conventional, but Something I Could get Used to!
Since having children, I have never spent an Easter away from home. The kids were either too little, or it just didn't work out for us...
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Jana
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Garin, our Trusty Tour Guide, Plans an Adventurous Day of Exploring for us on the Big Island.
The Lieblich family gets a bit antsy if we don't go exploring. Let me clarify that. Garin and I get antsy if we don't go exploring. As...
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Jana
- Apr 16, 2022
- 5 min
Aloha From Hawaii! An Action-Movie Start to our Long-Awaited Trip.
As I write this I am sitting on the lanai of our beautiful condominium enjoying the balmy evening breeze that is quintessential Hawaii....
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Jana
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Spring was exploding at Descanso Gardens with Color, Fragrance, and the Beauty of Nature Everywhere.
This brand new and fabulous installation called Your (Un)natural Garden was so much fun to experience. The various sculptures were...
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Jana
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Are Heavenly Birthdays Better Than Those on Earth? Quite Possibly so!
My mom would have been 87 yesterday, 4/3/22. It's hard to believe she's been gone a year and a half and that the last birthday we...
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