Azores Airlines gets you to the Azores this winter and fall with an easy non-stop from Boston Logan Airport for just $596, all taxes included, round trip. Read more →
October 2017
Flies Passengers from Lisbon to Newark, Via the 70s! Read more →
They say that the songs of a sad people are happy, and the songs of a happy nation are the opposite. But the Fado is not sad – it is cathartic. In these verses of suffering, survival, loss and death, there is a gritty sense of hope and survival Read more →
Born on São Miguel in the Azores, Antero de Quental (1842-1891) followed a path often taken by young Portuguese men from well-off families: he went to the University of Coimbra to study law Read more →
Every Thursday Barcelos becomes a magnet for traders selling everything from jewelry, clothing, tools, and pottery to food and vegetables. Read more →
The Azores, nine dramatic volcanic islands set into the middle of the Atlantic, await you - just 4 hours from Boston. Travel his fall or winter for just $604 round trip with all taxes and fees included on Azores Airlines. Purchase your ticket by the end of October 2017 for travel from November 3rd to December 12th, 2017 or from January 2nd to March 21st, 2018. Special is for Boston to Ponta Delgada non-stop. Looks for details at www.AzoresAirlines.pt Read more →
The Pastel of Tentúgal is a sweet treat created by the Carmelite nuns of the Convent of Our Lady of Carmo de Tentúgal. This pastry was one of the finalist candidates to the 7 Wonders of Portuguese Cuisine. Read more →
Nothings says sweet love like a penis cookie Well, each June, Amarante’s Festa de São Gonçalo features doces fálicos (phallic cakes). The Festa de São Gonçalo is a big deal in Amarante, about 25 miles east of Porto. Yes, this is religious celebration but one with pre-Christian roots that once included fertility rites. Read more →
TAP Air Portugal is exhibiting again this year at IMEX America, the global trade show for incentive travel, meetings and events, which started today in Las Vegas. Read more →
They say that the local potters came up with the large pottery penises when King Dom Luis told them to make something a bit more interesting. Read more →