26 October 2025 Greetings from Porto Portugal. My trip to Portugal with my friend John continued this week. There’s a lot of detail here. I hope you enjoy reading as… Read more

19 October 2025 Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal. I’m here with my friend John from Denver. More on that after a weekly update. For my pending visa application, I finally got… Read more

12 October 2025 It’s been a full week. The big news is that I got a new set of fingerprints for an updated FBI background check. I’ll get that mailed… Read more

5 October 2025 First, the big news is that I’m starting to plan my next visit to the U.S. At this point (no airfare had been purchased), I’m planning to… Read more

28 September 2025 Visa and Travel plans Up until a few weeks ago, I had been planning to return to the US in January to file for the new visa… Read more

22 September 2025 Not a lot of news this week. The big news is that I have learned that if I apply for my non-lucrative visa (retiree visa) from the… Read more

14 September 2025 Water at home: I am looking for a new apartment  When I leased my apartment in February 2024, there were some issues that needed addressing. The kitchen,… Read more

8 September 2025 It’s been a while since I posted. When I slow down like this, it’s usually because I’ve been home sick and not doing much to talk about.… Read more

17 August 2025 My week took me to the south of Spain for a few days, to the town of Vera. My friend, Medi from Paris, had rented an apartment… Read more

11 August 2025 I went to a different beach on Thursday. From the bus stop, I had to walk through a national park to get to the beach. l’Albufera is… Read more