Why Portugal?
It all goes back to March of 2019 when we were in Maui staying at the condo we had rented at Hoyoshi Nikko for the past nine years. We wanted to renew for 2020 and received our new rate which had gone from US $175 per night to $300!!!! We loved our time in Maui but decided it was time to rethink where to spend our winter vacation. Also, Rita's parents are not getting any younger and if something happened to one of them we wanted to be able to get to Germany relatively quickly. After taking a couple of months to review several destinations based on winter sunshine, mild temperature, cost of living and air access we overwhelmingly chose Portugal. We have never visited Portugal and so this is also another big plus. We will fly into Lisbon, pick up a rental car and drive to Lagos for a 24 day stay, Evora for an overnight, Nazere for 7 days, Lisbon for 5 days and Porto for our final 4 days in Portugal. Let the adventure begin.