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Dancin’ in the street, oh oh… Noite Branca Braga 2023. I headed north from Lisbon to see what life was like in a smaller town.  And it was nice.  Braga is the fourth largest...

View to the Tagus estuary. August in Lisbon.  Once again, I am out of sync.  The Locals have left Lisbon for seaside, and only us silly tourists remain.  Summer heat...

I have traded Tbilisi, and weather in the 30s C, for Prague and the low 20s C.  And just in time, too.  The temps in Tbilisi are now in the 40 to 45 C range, or 104 to 113...

Freedom Square, Tbilisi Everyone told me to visit Georgia, so I did.  Unfortunately, I was a bit too late.  Inflation, and the influx of young Russians, has gobbled up all...

Bay of Izmir I decided to see a bit more of Turkey while I was here, something beyond Istanbul.  So, I went to Izmir for two weeks, because it gave me the opportunity to visit...

Istanbul:  A great city by any other name.  And it has had a few.  Other names, that is.  Starting in the olden days, the site has been regularly inhabited since...