Everything We Loved in Portugal: Lisbon, Porto & The Douro Valley

2026-05-01 14:42

From blog Gwen Lives Well

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Everything We Loved in Portugal: Lisbon, Porto & The Douro Valley

At the Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon Portugal was supposed to be my “slow down” trip. Gary planned it to celebrate my 65th birthday—which was actually in March… along with his birthday and our anniversary (because March always ends up feeling like one long celebration in our house). But April? April felt like the right time to actually go. To celebrate it properly. To stretch it out a little. To make a whole experience out of it. And that’s exactly what we did. Planning the Trip This entire trip was planned by my travel agent—and longtime friend—Lisa ( @travel4fun247 ), who also happens to be my sorority sister. She handled everything...

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