We head to picturesque Verona and stumble upon a fun wine tasting!
Author: Wining with Mel
La Vita è bella: Italy – part 1
Our first few days in Italy and a weekend in Cinque Terre.
La belle Provence
We spend two weeks soaking in the south of France.
Southwestern France
We spend 5 days near Montpellier exploring the fabulous Languedoc region.
Barcelona te quiero
Our 4 days in Barcelona
Portugal – part dois
Has it already been three weeks since our last post? How is that even possible? We vacilate between feeling like we've been gone forever and feeling like we just left yesterday. The last three weeks have been intense, with an exhausting sequence of eat, sightsee, drink, sleep, repeat. We have been to three different countries, [...]
First impressions of Portugal
Dear friends and family, We arrived safely and are absolutely loving Portugal. You know when things just feel right? That has been our experience of Lisbon, Sintra and the Alentejo Coast so far. Today is our first day in an eco-hotel in the middle of agricultural land near the Atlantic - a well-deserved day of [...]
Leaving Ottawa
Pre-departure thoughts on how this all came to be.