Look at that sky. Such a beautiful day and we did the tour of Porto which is so busy. But half the buildings are derelict and the whole place feels ready for redevelopment but times are still hard here I guess there isn't much money around. If this were London you couldn't believe the opportunities. I'm wondering why this national which had the biggest empire in the world at one time time is now so down in the dumps. The trade winds made their fortune and they ...

A rest day in Porto and I want to move into our apartment because it is so fab and right in the centre of town opposite San Bento station. After having slept in a few damp cold beds it's lovely to be in a six foot bed with wonderful bedlinen. We met up with Julie and Mike today who are on their way to Madrid and sat down on a train for most of the day. This was for the fantastic train journey down the river Duoro where all the major port houses have their viney...

So the photo is of a flaming sausage. We've arrived in Porto after a hard 15 mile walk and 5 mile taxi ride. Ok the outskirts of the city are not great and it was hot and we wanted to get to our fabulous apartment. So we haven't been true pilgrims today but it has been a day of contrasts. Our lunch stop today was in a fly filled room in a very small village where people had mixed a bit too much. But now we are in the most fab apartment you can imagine and even...