Articles found in: Portugal

My Favorite Portuguese Finds and Where to Get them Now that I am Back Home

Published on July 28, 2022

My Favorite Portuguese Finds and Where to Get them Now that I am Back Home By: Margaret Campbell, Sr. Director of Marketing at Mayflower Cruises & Tours  All Photos Courtesy of Margaret Campbell Olá! I’m Margaret the Sr. Director of Marketing at Mayflower Cruises & Tours and last November I traveled Portugal for the first […]

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Ten Countries for Crafts with a Cause

Published on October 27, 2021

Ten Countries for Crafts with a Cause By Overseas Adventure Travel In survey after survey, up to 76% of consumers say that they’d rather spend their money on experiences than things. They further cite “meaning,” “inspiration,” “fun,” and “learning” as outcomes they seek. Travelers can count on all of the above on one of Overseas […]

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Portugal: Step by Step

Published on November 20, 2017

By Flash Parker, AFAR Ambassador   Marvao  Portugal is European elegance and medieval mythology, culinary excellence and fabled wine-making tradition, granite ramparts, endless rivers, and temples of skulls and bones. Portugal is a nation of quixotic charms, one best explored on foot, at a pace that allows for a deeper appreciation of people, place, and culture […]

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Portugal: All the Little Things

Published on November 13, 2017

By Flash Parker, AFAR Ambassador   Douro  Sao Pedro do Corval Portugal is the little things. It is whistling ceramic roosters hand-made in a studio in Sao Pedro do Corval. Portugal is stomping grapes in an ancient lagares in a family-owned vineyard in the Douro Valley. It is walking miles over dusty dirt tracks between 2,000-year-old […]

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