We've had a few people ask where we are going to stay in Portugal. We won't be in one place very long (with the exception of Lisbon at the end of the trip). We don't have all of our rooms booked yet, but we do have rooms in: Nazare: Hotel Mar Bravo http://www.marbravo.com/ Sao Miguel (Azores): http://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/do-colegio.html Notice it's on "Rue Carvalho" or "Carvalho Street!" Lisbon: http://www.residencialflorescente.com/hotel-services.html ...

Why are you going to Portugal? Our family (the Carvalho's) is Portuguese. Specifically from Terceira in the Azores, as well as some relatives from Sao Jorge. The trip was planned as a college graduation celebration for Julie, and it has taken a little while to pull together and go! How long will you be gone? We will be gone two weeks. January 19-February 2. Who is going on this trip? Corrine Carvalho (Julie's mom/Margaret Ann's sister)Margaret Ann Speer (...

Thank you for visiting the blog for our Portugal 2014 trip! We are excited to share our experiences with you, and will update as regularly as possible. For those of you who use Skype, we will try to be available during down times for friends and family! Search for the usernames juliemarka or corrine.carvalho Trip countdown: 2 weeks from today! See you soon! PS-we've attached the Rick Steves map of Portugal