Oh Babushka - trips within a trip - Thailand, UAE, Oman, Spain, Portugal, UAE again, Sri Lanka and Singapore

[Seat0B]

With his TR I couldn't help thinking of @Seat0B when I saw this.
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This is exactly what it’s like to be an expat’s mum @drron. I am so proud of both my kids, and they are living their best lives. But I get to see my daughter regularly and frequently. Seat Son regularly - but usually only once or occasionally twice a year. It’s hard.

 

[Seat0B]

Don’t you those serendipitous finds. I just had a look to see where it was on the map and it’s nowhere near all the places that I’m trying to visit next year but I’ve saved it anyway just in case.

Yes - in many ways it was the highlight of Portugal for me because of the unexpectedly beautiful and historic town. It certainly was a piece of serendipity and I’m so glad we went there.

Whenever we were talking to a Portuguese person, and said we’d visited Elvas, they always expressed surprise - “most tourists don’t know of this town” and commented on the history and beauty of the town.

 

[RooFlyer]

Don’t you those serendipitous finds. I just had a look to see where it was on the map and it’s nowhere near all the places that I’m trying to visit next year but I’ve saved it anyway just in case.

Me too. I have a cruise that ends in Nice in July next year and a grand sweep through Spain and across to ... Elvas sounds a plan!

 

[Seat0B]

Me too. I have a cruise that ends in Nice in July next year and a grand sweep through Spain and across to ... Elvas sounds a plan!

I don’t think you’d regret it. Although it might be quite warm at that time of the year. I’d recommend the hotel too.