Month: July 2022

• Medieval Fair of Obidos

  

  Obidos Portugal, the place I happily call my new home, hosts a major festival during each season of the year. In the fall, there’s an international literary festival called Folio. Winter brings a celebration of Christmas called Vila Natal. In spring, Obidos is the place for all chocoholics during the Chocolate Festival. And my favorite…

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  July 21, 2022

  Europe, Festivals, Obidos, Portugal, Tourism, Travel

  Armor, Bakers, Camels, Court Jesters, Dancers, Friars, Handmaidens, Jousting, Knights, Ladies, Lords, Markets, Medieval, Merchants, Middle Ages, Minstrels, Musicians, Nobles, Obidos, Portugal, Portuguese Food, Squires, Taverns, Templars, Witches

• A Journey on the Jacobite

  

  With awe-inspiring scenery around every bend, it’s no wonder why a trip on the Jacobite Steam Train has been described as the greatest railway journey in the world. Filmmakers love the Scottish Highlands as well and films including Local Hero, Highlander, and the Harry Potter series were shot there. We began our train trip in…

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  July 18, 2022

  Europe, Movie Locations, Scotland, Steam Trains, Tourism, Travel

  Ben Nevis, Dumbledore, Eilean Na Moine, Fort William, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Harry Potter, Hogwarts Express, Jacobite Steam Train, Loch Eilt, Loch Morar, Loch Nevis, Locomotives, Mallaig, River Morar, Scotland, Trains, West Coast Railways

• Inveraray Castle: Is it Really Haunted?

  

  Time for yet another confession. I have never seen the immensely popular series Downton Abbey, so I was quite surprised to see pictures of the cast in the State Dining Room. Turns out, Inveraray Castle was the setting for the 2012 Christmas special. Called Dunealge Castle for the episode, it is the fictional home to…

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  July 10, 2022

  Argyll, Europe, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Scotland, Tourism, Travel

  Argyll, Armor, Campbell, Castles, Downton Abbey, Ghosts, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, My Fair Lady, Scotland, Swords