We can help you plan better trips with flexible, tested itineraries
These are culture-forward travel guides, flexible itineraries, and planning tools based on trips we’ve personally taken.
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🇵🇹 Lisbon in 2+ Days (Free Itinerary)
A relaxed, first-time itinerary designed around neighborhoods, walkability, food, and viewpoints — with an optional third-day day trip if you have more time.
- 2 full days in Lisbon
- Optional Day 3 (Sintra, Évora, Mafra Palace)
- Built for pacing, not pressure
Travel Guides by Destination
Thoughtful guides to help you plan smarter, travel slower, and make confident decisions.
Portugal
Travel guides for Lisbon, Porto, and everywhere in between!
United Kingdom
Guides for London, Scotland and Ireland!
Europe
We’ve stretched out from Spain to Croatia! Check out our guides for Italy, Croatia, Netherlands, Spain and other countries.
FAQ Page: All the questions you have about traveling to Portugal
Wandering Works for Us Podcast
Like to listen instead? We also tell of our adventures on our Podcast, Wandering Works for Us. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and YouTube. Check out our most popular ones here!
Tools and Resources We Trust
We link only to tools, tours, and platforms we’ve used ourselves.
From booking experiences to getting around cities, these resources help simplify planning.
About Wandering Works for Us
We’re Beth and Shelley, the travel lovers behind Wandering Works for Us, and we turned our passion for exploring the world into practical travel planning resources.
After selling everything and moving to Portugal, we’ve designed culture-forward itineraries, guides, and tools from our own adventures to help you plan trips that feel vivid, relaxed, and memorable.
Join us as we share real experiences, thoughtful tips, and easy-to-follow itineraries so you can see more of the world without rushing.
Living in Portugal
For those of you that are curious about our lives in Portugal, here is a list of blog posts that range from moving here to what life is like.
- Living in a Small Village in Portugal
- 19 Weeks living in Portugal
- Journey to Portugal is better on a chartered plane
- Big Weekend in Serra D’EL Rei
- Our First Christmas in Portugal
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