Our Portugal Journey
Carol A. WilcoxLetters from Portugal exploring travel, culture, wine, and the quiet rhythms of everyday life.
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Approaching the 5-Year Mark: Stay or Leave Portugal?
Dear Readers,
This November, Paul and I will reach the five-year mark as foreign residents in Portugal.
When we first arrived in late August 2021, five years sounded impossibly far away. At the time, life still felt transitional—exciting,...
My Summer Reading List 2026: Books That Travel Through Portugal
Image created by Wilcox PhotoArt.
Dear Readers,
Each summer, I like to gather a reading list that travels through Portugal without ever leaving the page. Some of the books on this year’s list are titles I’ve read and returned to, while ot...
A Quick Reader Survey
Dear Readers,
It has been more than a year since I last conducted a reader survey, and Our Portugal Journey has continued to evolve during that time.
Some readers live in Portugal. Others visit regularly, are planning future travels, or s...
Summer Along Portugal’s Beaches May Come With a Few Surprises
The Blue Dragon. Image credit: iStock.
Dear Readers,
Portugal’s Atlantic coast has a way of surprising people.
For many visitors, the beaches here exist first as postcards — long stretches of golden sand, dramatic cliffs, rolling surf, c...
Holding Onto the Rope
The Rope sits on wedding dress lace. Photo by Wilcox PhotoArt.
A small wedding symbol that came to mean more over time.
There is a small piece of white rope in our home that has followed Paul and me through our entire married life.
It is...
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Sharing thoughtful stories of living, traveling, and exploring Portugal through culture, food, wine, and slow travel, for readers who want a deeper, more meaningful connection to the country.
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