Pinhao, Portugal

Woke up especially early as according to the news big storms were coming to Sao Paulo and the receptionist at the hostel said that bus travel might be impossible if I leave much later than 10am. Indeed, as I taxied to 'os estacao rodoviaria' the ...

We stayed in a hotel on the river and I met some girls at the playground.

After a Port and Chocolates class last evening, today we were the guests of winemakers at Quinta do Passaduoro in the mountains between Pinhao and Alijio. What a wonderful time--between a tour of the winery, and then tastings of port, and of course many ...

... at the quinta after a while.  The people whom I met were from all over the place-Belgium, England, France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, etc.  Luckily many of the guests spoke English, and we were able to converse for quite some time.  It ...