Sheraton Porto

Back in ...

... traveling at a top speed of 220 km/hr for most of the journey.  We then checked into the very posh Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa - a very modern building with very nice accommodations.  We especially liked the bathroom features - all glass ...

... Isabel took post-lunch naps in the backseat. We checked into our beautiful club-level suite (thanks to Sterling’s gazillion Sheraton points and preferred guest status) and headed to the club lounge for “snacktime” (which consisted of ...

La visita a Oporto comenzò con una comida en un local tìpico de parrilla de la parte nueva de la ciudad.Despuès nos dirigimos hacia el parque del palacio de cristal.Un parque precioso con mucha vegetaciòn,fuentes y en su centro està el Pabellòn de ...

... espresso -- yikes). After these drinks, we walked along the river and through some of the streets of the Ribeira, which is Porto’s old riverside district that was recently granted protection as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (as you will see from the ...

... to head back to Tres Lagoas. September First week was spent running around Brazil like a mad man, Tres Lagoas, Ipatinga, Porto Seguro.  The rest of the month was spent riding the motorcycle around the Adirondacks and enjoying the scenery. October ...

...   There's lots to look forward to, for instance for the first time our training w host families is taking place in Porto Novo, with new host families who have never had a volunteer before.  It's also the 40th anniversary of Benin and it ...

... much longer and sharper claws and had unfortunately become accustomed to getting food from the visitors, and ended up semi-exhausted at the Sheraton Hotel in the park (just how did they get the exclusive right to be there?), where we sat on the veranda, ...

... (in the wrong direction for a little bit, so confusing coming out from underground in a new city), we finally managed to find the Sheraton, and so we dropped our bags off in our room before heading out to grab a quick bite to eat before retiring for the ...

... uma vez arroz em bloco com carne refogada. Aí veio uma das mais agradáveis surpresas da viagem, estávamos hospedados no Sheraton, um pouco afastado do centro da cidade, e o buffet era maravilhoso! Acho que nunca comemos tanto sashimi de atum e ...