Wandering Works for Us

Shelley Rohm
Wandering Works for Us

We, Shelley and Beth, are a married couple living in Portugal and traveling the world. These are our stories.

  1. S2E13: Christmas in London (Our first trip!)

    21/12/2024

    S2E13: Christmas in London (Our first trip!)

    Wandering Works for Us Podcast Date: 21 December 2024 Title: Christmas in London (our first trip!) Summary of EpisodeWe went to London to catch the Christmas Markets and hang with our niece Katey. London was definitely “Giving Christmas.” The Christmas decorations and markets were great but we also got to see the London Tower, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, the changing of the guard and King Charles!! We also enjoyed the pubs and afternoon tea at the Dalloway Terrace. Find out what else we did on our first trip to London (together). Key Topics[02:30] Christmas Markets in London and everywhere  [7:45] Christmas lights tour [11:00] Fortnam and Mason (Yikes) [13:00] Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace [16:00] Tower of London and Tower Bridge [10:00] The British Museum [21:50] Big Ben, St. James Park, pelicans, Royal Opera House, and other fun stuff [24:00] Evensong in Westminster [27:00] Pubs–George Inn and Blackfriars (we’ve listed more on the blog) [31:15] Cahoots bar [33:00] Afternoon Tea   [35:00] Things we will do next time  Important Links  To follow all our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wandering@wwforus.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode: Christmas in London--will link as soon as it is finished!Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    42 min
  2. S2E12: Our first trip to Amsterdam

    28/11/2024

    S2E12: Our first trip to Amsterdam

    Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate: 29 November 2024 Title: Our First trip to Amsterdam–what we did! Summary of Episode Amsterdam is a city we must always return to because well, there is never enough time to see it all! We spent 7 full days exploring the city and the surrounding area and had an amazing time. Museums, restaurants, and things to do are featured in our podcast! Our full itinerary can be viewed on our blog post and we will also make some notes below and places we mention. Key Topics[2:30] Beth starts to tell us what she loves most–which there is a lot of food  [3:30] Rijksmuseum  [5:20] Van Gogh Museum [6:35]  Anne Frank House [10:55] Getting around  Amsterdam   –and there is a metro line (we just never used it). [13:55] Dutch Food: pancakes, poffertjes, drop, stroopwafles. We went to Hans Egstorf, the oldest bakery in Amsterdam! But they are just as good off a truck somewhere. Stampots are awesome. Bistro Amsterdam is the restaurant we mentioned. [23:07] Cheese shop: De Kaaskamer [24:00] Genever tasting: A. van Wees Tasting Locality, Mango the bar cat…Beth loves that cats get to come inside. There is such a variety of food –not just Dutch.   [27:43] Types of Cafes–don’t get them confused 🙂Get your space brownies at Tweede Kamer. [30:55] Take a canal tour   [30:52] Best time to go to Amsterdam–when it’s less crowded  [35:51] Utrecht and DomUnder  [39:10] Haarlem: St. Bavo’s Organ, Jopenkirk Brewery, Shopping district For more information or a look at the Google Maps , check out the Blog post. Important Links  To follow our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wandering@wwforus.com  Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode: What we did on our first visit to Amsterdam  Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! RESOURCES & LINKS Special shout-outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    47 min
  3. S2E11: America trip

    28/10/2024

    S2E11: America trip

    Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate: 28 October 2024 Title: Our Trip to America Summary of EpisodeWe are back in Portugal after spending 2 ½ weeks in the USA. This is our first trip back since we moved and we were a little…surprised.  Our first big impression? America is overwhelming. But it isn’t America that has changed. It is us! Find out what made us feel like living outside the US is the best decision ever.  Key Topics [06:00] First impressions [07:30] Restaurants The food Halloween fun Walking vs cars [27:45] Shootings and gun advertising  We bought way too much stuff [34:40] Hurricane Helene Other things we did [38:50] Upcoming trips: Netherlands, Christmas market in Lisboa, Barcelona, Ireland, and Scotland Important Links  To follow our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wandering@wwforus.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list! There is no blog post for this episode but feel free to visit our site at wwforus.com Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout-outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. Thanks to Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) They also have a great app out!  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    42 min
  4. S2E10: Aveiro: Venice of Portugal

    06/09/2024

    S2E10: Aveiro: Venice of Portugal

    Wandering Works for Us Podcast Date: 06 September 2024 Title: Aveiro, Portugal: Venice of Portugal  Summary of EpisodeIt’s been a year!! We have been podcasting now for one year! Thank you all for your love, support, donations, subscriptions, EVERYTHING helps us and we really enjoy doing this and want to keep doing it so THANK YOU!! We also sum up the last of our epic road trip with our stop in Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal. We spent two nights in Aveiro checking out places we have not been to yet and even did a day trip to Águeda to see the sky umbrella project. Aveiro has lots to offer including Moliceiro boat rides down the canals, shopping, great restaurants, museums including the Art Nouveau Museum and the town museum, plus the salt flats and Praia da Costa Nova.  Key Topics [00:56] BIG THANK YOU’S and meeting awesome people this summer[04:20] Aveiro Moliceiro boat tourAn interlude about how we travel and why we came home early[12:00] North of the main canal (Art Nouveau Museum, shopping, fish market, Ovos Moles)[16:00] Old Train station[17:45] Rua de Coimbra ceramic mural and Gloría neighborhood (M Bakery, Taco Loco)[20:15] City Center, Aveiro Forum, and ribbon bridges[22:22] Cathedral of Aveiro mention[23:25] Salt pans/salt production[27:00] Praia da Costa Nova[32:30]Águeda sky Umbrella ProjectImportant Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLooking for a tour guide in Portugal? I have a whole list!Blog post for this episode: Aviero, Portugal: what to do and Águeda Portugal, the colorful city of umbrellas  Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    38 min
  5. S2E9: Guimarães, Ourense, and a very weird massage

    24/08/2024

    S2E9: Guimarães, Ourense, and a very weird massage

    Wandering Works for Us Podcast Date: 24 August 2024 Title: Epic Road Trip part 2: Guimarães, Ourense, and a very weird massage Summary of Episode In this episode, we continue the saga of our epic road trip up north. We visited the cities of Guimarães, the birthplace of Portugal and Ourense in Spain.  Guimarães is amazing and we do not know how this could be a one day/day trip from Porto, but it is. We visited the Palace of Dukes, the main square of Largo da Oliveira and the cathedral in the historic center of Guimarães.   Ourense was a totally different experience! Spain was beautiful but HOT and probably not the best time to visit the hot springs. But the city of Oursense is beautiful. We walked down to the Plaza Mayor, the city center of town to enjoy our meals. There is a cathedral and Roman bridge that crosses the Miño River. Across the banks of the RIver Miño are the thermal spas that are free and open to the public. There is also a private spa you can visit for less than €7.  You can also get a very thorough massage there. We stayed at the NH Ourense Hotel Key Topics [01:50] Guimarães [04:45] Palace of Dukes[08:14] Historic Center of Guimarães (Largo da Oliveira)[11:32] Serra (mount) Penha[12:15] Oursense, Spain [14:00] Old Town Oursense[16:15] Spa day at the Thermal pools[21:40] European massages are…different[33:40] Milongas Parrillada Ourense–great meat restaurant in Ourense Important Links  To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeBlog post for this episode: Best Day trip to GuimarãesPrivate tours and tour guides in Portugal Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    41 min
  6. S2E8: What to do when visiting Braga, Portugal: We LOVED Braga

    08/08/2024

    S2E8: What to do when visiting Braga, Portugal: We LOVED Braga

    Wandering Works for Us Podcast Date: 08/08/2024 Title: We LOVE Braga: Things to do when visiting Braga, Portugal    Summary of Episode We start our Epic Road Trip series with this episode on Braga. We took an 8 day trip up north to Braga, Guimarães, Ourense, Spain and Aveiro. In this episode, we cover our lunch escapade at the Hotel Palácio de Buçaco, located in the heart of Portugal, about 20 minutes north of Coimbra. This Hotel was once a convent, then a palace for the royal family, and then a hotel. The lunch at the hotel was amazing but expensive. The gardens and architecture were incredible. We then drive north into Braga and hang there a few days soaking in the fun…and heat. We visited the Bom Jesus de Monte and the Braga cathedral as well as walked through the Santa Barbara Gardens, ate AMAZING FOOD, and reveled in the beauty that is Braga.  Key TopicsEpic Road Trip Introduction [04:45] Hotel Palácio de Buçaco and Convent [13:08] Intro to Braga [16:08] Bom Jesus de Monte [22:44] The food in Braga is very good [27:00] The Braga Cathedral  [32:16] Other cool things in Braga to see: Old Town restaurants and shopping, Santa Barbara Gardens, Palácio da Raio, Avenida da Liberdade for big shopping Important Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeBlog post for this episode: What to see and do in Braga We are also on Threads!Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    39 min
  7. S2E7: What to do in Lisbon--our Recommendations

    19/07/2024

    S2E7: What to do in Lisbon--our Recommendations

    Wandering Works for Us PodcastDate: 19 July 2024 Title: What to do in Lisbon–our recommendations Summary of EpisodeIn this episode, we talk about our favorite things we love in Lisbon–as tourists! We’ve been to Lisbon several times as tourists ourselves and accompanying guests and we have picked the places we would recommend to those visiting the city for the first time. Keep in mind this is just our opinion. There is so much to see in Lisbon and we still haven’t seen it all! If you want to see pics, check out our social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Threads. Key Topics[03:07] Tile Museum [07:35] Alfama Neighborhood [11:15] Lisbon street art: Bordalo II [14:18] Belém (Pastéis de Belém, Jerónimos Monastery, Maritime Museum, Monument of the Discoveries)  [27:50] Chiado and Rossio Square [30:45] An unexpected happy place. Important Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeLisbon in 2 days–what we would do Things mentioned in this podcast Tile Museum blog post and podcast episode  (day trips we loved)Bordalo II Art page Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! If you would like to sponsor our podcast, click here! We would appreciate it so much. If you would like to buy us a gin and tonic for our episodes, click here and donate as you wish. RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) They even have a new app available that is fantastic! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    37 min
  8. S2E6: 2 Monasteries-Batalha and Convent of Christ

    05/07/2024

    S2E6: 2 Monasteries-Batalha and Convent of Christ

    Wandering Works for Us Podcast Date: 5 July 2024 Title: Exploring the Batalha Monastery and Convent of Christ Summary of EpisodeToday, we take you to the central part of Portugal to Batalha and Convent of Christ in Tomar. We tried this once before but it was horrible so we are trying again. Both of these monasteries are worth the visit but you will figure out we love Tomar the best. Best pics are on our social media. Also check out youtube for our videos! Key Topics[00:30] All the fun in June–São João Weekend and big game [02:50] Batalha Monastery Founders ChapelCloisterschapter house[17:55] Tomar the town [24:30] Convent of Christ [41:30] What’s up next Important Links To follow all of our antics and adventures, please visit our social media pages and our website at wwforus.com! You can send us a message at any of these places and feel free to email us at wonderingworksforus@gmail.com Like what we are doing? Buy us a gin and tonic and help us keep going! InstagramFacebookTiktokYouTubeBlog post on TomarBlog post on Batalha Blog post on Convent of Christ Thanks to Everyone who has been so supportive!Special thanks to all of you who have listened, subscribed, followed us on social media and just took the time to say hello and tell us how much you enjoy our podcast and blog. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! RESOURCES & LINKSSpecial shout outs to AL and Leanne of A Sideways Life that has given us so much help and support for the move. To Gal and Mayaan at Smoozitive with their love and support. Please check out their podcasts on Apple Podcasts  A Sideways Life website and podcastSmoozitive website (if you are moving abroad, these women are experts and will help you out!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wandering-works-for-us/donations

    44 min
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We, Shelley and Beth, are a married couple living in Portugal and traveling the world. These are our stories.

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