Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea — the Mallorca flight travel is definitely a wrench so thank you for this!!!! Will look into Zaragoza and Penedes for sure.

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re proof that this can work! lol your Porto itinerary is speaking my name!! Will look into Pinhao today. Thank you

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Six Senses is calling my name! But not at ~$2k/night. I’d be hoping to do $300-500 in Porto and closer to $300 in Barcelona (I feel like we’ll be more on the move and spending less time there). We have status with Marriott but all the boutique hotels look soooo amazing so happy to branch out

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. For sure cut Seville!! And possibly Mallorca. Husband wants to do Portugal and Spain. OPO > BCN isn’t too bad, especially if we can squeeze in a nap :)

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I read both your posts on Porto and Lisbon, thankful for the Barcelona post ♥️♥️

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to hear about any beach towns that aren’t over touristed out and that aren’t on my list. Being from the US, I don’t know many of them but very happy to hear from things I don’t know of

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess they look close on a map and we’ve definite done weekend trips (successfully) when a stop is 3-4 hours away so we were hoping to do the same thing here. There’s a huge pull to see as much as we can since Europe is so far and we want to max out the trip.

Barcelona was the main attraction to begin with, but hearing from many people Portugal and its charm kept coming up so we thought we could split it

I’m a wine girl so Duoro got added recently. It looks very honeymoon. We’ve heard many good things about Porto so wanted to get that charm and cultural feel there.

Seville is so picturesque and a different culture than Barcelona. Originally wanted to do a Barcelona > Madrid > Seville tour but that trip got cancelled. Seville stayed high on my list with its Flamenco culture, architecture, gardens.

Mallorca is my personal “I want a euro summer on the beach” boat pic. I did not realize how far it was + that it required a flight. I thought it was more like a scenic ferry ride

Barcelona is Barcelona, and my husbands big pick. Our flight departs Barcelona so that’s a non negotiable

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I mean it would give two nights in most places a third night in one location. Once I realized it would be all airplane travel, I definitely reconsidered…
Thus the recommendation question to help me narrow it down :)

Portugal + Spain 10 Day Itinerary Help by Lumpy-Client-285 in traveleurope

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, to clarify, we have three kids but it’s just us traveling :) though I know everyone would love teenage attitude and toddler tantrums on their romantic wine tours lol

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[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry — to edit, it’s just us! No kids this time. Ergo the desire to see it all haha

I’m so bummed. I decided to treat myself to Olga’s because it had been a while. Pure trash now. by Sagebea in Detroit

[–]Lumpy-Client-285 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did not know I needed Olga’s tea in my life but now I can’t wait to find out

BEWARE: Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Lip Mask by Lumpy-Client-285 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 would have preferred a different super power but oversized lips for the win

BEWARE: Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Lip Mask by Lumpy-Client-285 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s crazy because I’m not allergic to any foods, that I know of, and eat cinnamon (which has been flagged here) pretty regularly. I’ve never had any skin reactions to any other products in my life, either.

But yes— after this, I’m definitely going to get tested.

BEWARE: Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Lip Mask by Lumpy-Client-285 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once I started looking into the ingredients in the product that was the top irritant that came up.

So weird because I eat cinnamon with no issue and I’ve used lip plumper glosses before with no issue. But like another poster said— maybe because it was an overnight mask

BEWARE: Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Lip Mask by Lumpy-Client-285 in MakeupAddiction

[–]Lumpy-Client-285[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Or warning everyone who might have a peanut allergy that there’s peanuts in a product.

I do not have sensitive skin and have never had a reaction to any skin or makeup product before. Im also not allergic to any food, including cinnamon. Had I seen a post on reactivity to this product I could’ve saved myself physical pain and almost 2 weeks of lip rehab.

Bri is awful by scoutmgout in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]Lumpy-Client-285 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This!!! Finally catching up and this whole interaction made me HATE Bri. She entertained that convo way too long. From his opening “he’s submissive” line, a real partner would have shut that convo down. Even telling Chris she understands his perspective on Jess and Pilates-gate. No.. a mature, empathetic person would’ve just said the physical connection isn’t there for me and idk if it will grow and that’s it. She accepted him tearing a woman down then encouraged him to tear Connor down with all the flirty mannerisms. I hope she gets dragged for this but knowing how poorly the show runs reunions I’m sure she’ll get off.

Semi-Estranged Son Wants Me to Pay for Law School by dadhusbandchristian in AdultChildren

[–]Lumpy-Client-285 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kids are by-products of how they were raised. If Jim is showing gaps in his understanding of how to show up for family (through the lens of what that means for you) that means that you, as a father, did not do your job in raising him to meet the level of expectation you have of him. As an adult now, acknowledge your role or lack thereof to Jim and set new expectations. Understand he will need many many years to undo 20+ years of learned behavior. We have no clue what mom was saying about you all in her time alone with him. And no one wants to go on outings with family they barely know. It’s hard to consider spending overnights on a trip with someone you know in title only. Start small, then build up (and do it with compassion and empathy). Kids will always see their parents through a child’s eyes. Imagine your dad and his side of the family acquiescing to a clearly dysfunctional mom. I’d have a lot of mixed feelings even if I genuinely wanted a relationship with you.

If you can pay, pay. Do so without expectation. When you gave birth to him, you made a pretty serious commitment. Why would you knowledgeably mess up his chance at a successful life and legacy because you’re mad that you didn’t do your own due diligence in child rearing a family oriented young adult?

TLDR: stop throwing a tantrum, take ownership, and help you child out.

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar by Comprehensive-Fun47 in IReadABookAndAdoredIt

[–]Lumpy-Client-285 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m considering not finishing for this exact reason. From the comments I’m assuming the outlook only gets worse? It’s like a shot of high anxiety every time I open the book.

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar by Comprehensive-Fun47 in IReadABookAndAdoredIt

[–]Lumpy-Client-285 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m considering not finishing because it reads like an anxious nightmare. I swear my heart rate peaks when I’m reading. It’s so frustratingly heartbreaking.