For our first holiday together abroad as a couple we settled on Portugal (we already had Canada booked for later on in the year). We both like to go a bit of the beaten track and during my research I came across the small coastal town of Sesimbra which is about an hour south of Lisbon.

Our bags were packed and we were enroute to the ariport almost exactly two years since we had returned from our last trip abroad (Covid had struck while we were in the middle of South America - more on this in the "pre kids" area). This time, however, we had a "mini" in tow - O was just over 5 months and we had decided that it was time to start travelling abroad again.

Port Caves - this is an absolute must when visiting Porto. We went to Caves Calem and did a tour and port tasting (just a small amount for me given I was breastfeeding O - A was only happy to finish my drinks... O was as good as gold in the carrier looking around until we turned him in for a little nap. https://calem.pt/en/