It was a country not high up on my list. I was already planning a trip across the pond, so when I heard that a blogging conference would be taking place in the northern Portugal city of Porto, I found myself a cheap flight by way of Frankfurt and off I went. I didn't do any research in advance, … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Porto, Portugal
Porto
The Night I Spent in a Monastery
After a long day of sightseeing and a bus breakdown, I was relieved to find out accommodation for the night in Guinmares was a beautiful former monastery tucked into the surrounding peaks of the Douro Valley. Pousada de Santa Marinha is not the type of place I would typically stay, but I can't say … [Read more...] about The Night I Spent in a Monastery
Anatomy of a Press Trip
I watched a television show on the Travel Channel a few years ago called Confessions of a Travel Writer, which featured Andrew Evans, Charles Runnette, Shira Lazar and other writers on a press trip. It portrayed some writers in a bad light, after many snooty demands, and others really taking the … [Read more...] about Anatomy of a Press Trip