BEn'S TRAVEL BLOG

To be transparent, I was in Lisbon in February so there was no chance I'd be dipping into the Atlantic on this trip. However, I heard that Cascais was a beautiful town on the water, and I wanted to check it out. I just had to use my imagination and envision the beach filled with tanning Lisboetas in the warmer months. The main tourist attraction in Cascias is called Boca do Inferno (Hell's Mouth), and to be honest, I wasn't that interested. Maybe if the tide were higher when

Lisbon is known as the city of seven hills, and for that reason often compared to San Francisco. They also have trams and the iconic...

The most popular destination in Sintra is definitely Pena Palace. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal, and it's beautiful.

Tucked away inside Parque Eduardo VII is my favorite garden in Lisbon. The Estufa Fria (literally Cold Greenhouse) is just over 3.5 acres...

We did a "chasing lights" bus tour that searched for the clearest weather and drove around until we found the Aurora Borealis.