Author Archives: Randy Devoli

Washington DC was a whirlwind of activity. Since Robin had never been here, we wanted to see a lot of the top priorty tourist sites. Yes, here we were more like tourists than Slowmads. We always like to start a new city visit with a Hop On Hop Off tour. The trolley in DC wasContinue reading “Washington DC Sept 13-20, 2023”

We flew into Logan Airport in Boston, where Robin’s son, Joe picked us up from the airport and drove us to our Airbnb in Beverly. Joe and Amber live in Salem, a quick 10 minute drive away. We spent the first 4 days tooling around Salem and Beverly, enjoying coffee shops, visiting the North Shore,Continue reading “Salem, MA & Killington, VT Sep 6-13, 2023”

Chefchaouen was quite a change from Tangier. It has a smaller population of 45,000 and is located at 2,000 feet. Known as the Blue Pearl, due to the blue painted walls in the medina and surroundong town, Chefchaouen draws a lot of Instagrammers for its many picturesque hotspots. Just like Tangier, cats, especially kittens wereContinue reading “Chefchaouen Aug 22-Sept 5, 2023”

Tangier was quite the surprise. A very international city, with a mixture of history and modernism in a multicultural setting. Languages, wow! Arabic and Berber, French and Spanish, some English and assorted other European and African idioms as well. The first step in communicating here is to determine what languages you have in common. OurContinue reading “Tangier, Morocco Aug 8-22, 2023”

Madrid was a surprise. Initially it was just to be a few hour layover en route to Morocco, but we decided to change our plans and make it a 5 day stopover. We are so glad we did. Madrid is a world class vibrant city, full of museums, art galleries, restaurants & cafes, musicals, palaces,Continue reading “Madrid-August 3-8, 2023”

Almada is just across the Tagus River from Lisbon. We initially planned on spending more time in the Algarve, however the rental costs get so high in July and August that we opted for Almada. We are a few blocks from an area called Cacilhas, which is a ferry town. People come over from LisbonContinue reading “Almada, Portugal July 1st- Aug 3rd”

Lagos, pronounced “lah’ goesh” is located in the western part of the Algarve on the Atlantic Ocean. We have been planning on coming here for years as Covid derailed our initial target of July 2020. With a population of 30,000 year round residents, tourists flock here by the thousands in July and August. Most ofContinue reading “Lagos, Portugal, the Algarve May 24-July 1, 2023”

Praça do Comércio Lisbon is a vibrant, historical city, with so much to explore, eat and drink. We had no expectations upon arriving here and it has been nothing but joyful. The food is amazing and after months in Panama where the selection is limited, we are in food heaven. The Pastel de Bacalhau CodfishContinue reading “A Week in Lisbon, Portugal. May 17-24, 2023”

The purpose of this trip was to connect with Debra and Charles and celebrate New Years together. This was important to us as we had to cancel our July visit to Fort Myers, Florida due to my cardiac incident in Seattle. Three weeks in a small Mexican beach town is a very pleasant time, especiallyContinue reading “La Peñita de Jaltemba. Dec 28-Jan 18, 2023”

We made it back to Panama to our new condo in Playa Blanca for 6 weeks. It was time for remodeling, stocking up, meeting new friends and having visitors, Ron and Eva. Our view from inside and outside We discovered a new restaurant, Mansa, in the Buenaventura resort. Outstanding food. See the salmon fettuccine 👉Continue reading “Back to Panama Nov 5-Dec 28, 2022”