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bm308 From the Mountains of Minho

By bicyclemark

Currently traveling in Portugal and have been unable or unwilling to do a full program during this family-focused visit.  But I did make use the audio recording function of my xacti camera today and pieced together an audio update as I hiked in the Peneda Mountains of Minho, Northern Portugal. »

Protest or Film?

By bicyclemark

Only a few more days of my Portugal-Family vacation remain. Today I’m quickly checking in with a video I captured in the Bica, downtown Lisbon, over the weekend. What initially looked like a demonstration coming way, very quickly turns out to be a scene from a film being shot in my neighborhood. Kind of shame,... »

Portugal Summer Note

By bicyclemark

Getting adjusted and taking care of a long list of errands for my 2 weeks in Portugal that have just begun.  Will return to posting AND podcasting, this weekend. Here’s a photo from today. »

Sephardi Istanbul

By bicyclemark

In the past I’ve made frequent references to the Sephardi jews that in the 15th century fled the Spanish inquisition and Portuguese King’s policies and settled in Amsterdam. I like to refer to that group in history as a clever ancestral anicdote as to why I like living in the Netherlands. But then I find... »

Til Soon Lisbon

By bicyclemark

Flying back to the Netherlands on the middle of the night flight.  Regular production will resume momentarily. »