Corsica, France
About 30 minutes from the highway, sitting on top of a galiant hillside is where we would call home for the next three days. It was the picturesque village of Belgodere. With views across the entire Regino Valley, unmissable as you walk into the square for the first time, and seen best from the castle ruins at it’s highest point, it was the oldest building in the village. Large and completely made of stone, it had been in the owner’s family for 600 years.
Algarve Coast, Portugal
If ever a place was meant for Mermaids, the Algarve Coast would be it. With sparkling clear waters, mystic, palace-like grottoes, and hidden beaches in caves, the magic seemed to bounce right off the waves with the sun. After leaving Faro, we rented a car and road tripped along the mystic cliff sides for three days, stopping to hike and explore various beaches and caves along the way.