"Saudade" - a Portuguese concept implying emotional longing or nostalgia for something that is goneWhile I didn't know much about Portugal before my visit there in October 2012, I'm looking forward to returning to experience more of this wonderful, welcoming, and beautiful country.
I've been an independent traveller in Europe for many years, but last year I decided to take the leap and try a Rick Steves tour for the first time. I definitely wasn't disappointed. Our tour guide was EXCELLENT and I received both local insight and access to places that would have been hard to visit if I was travelling on my own. For this scrapbook, I decided to focus on my favorite impressions and moments of the trip. If you want to read all of the itinerary details, I encourage you to visit the Rick Steves tour website. The "Highlights" area includes an overview of most of the main sites I visited on the Rick Steves tour. You can navigate to any of the other theme areas using the photos at the top of each page. You can also view an enlarged version of almost all of the photographs by simply clicking on them. If you have any questions about the tour or my experiences in Portugal, please feel free to contact me. |