21: Pathways to Portugal

Portugal has become one of the world’s most popular destinations — a place people are visiting, revisiting, and in many cases choosing to call home. After hearing so much about it, especially from my daughter who traveled there last year, I finally had the chance to explore it myself. Her insights shaped how I planned the trip and how I approached each day, and in many ways this episode continues that conversation.

Pathways in Portugal captures the full arc of my time in Lisbon and Porto — the movement, the stillness, the unexpected moments that asked me to slow down and pay attention. I recorded each day as it unfolded, and listening back reminded me how travel can recalibrate you when you let a place reveal itself at its own pace.

My hope is that these recordings offer something useful — whether you’re planning a trip to Portugal or simply curious about the experience.

Next week, I’ll release Part Two: People in Portugal — a shorter episode about the individuals who shaped the experience in ways I didn’t expect.

Photos I took along the way.