Escape to Portugal

About This Audiobook

David Gardner transforms Portugal from a postcard cliché into a living, breathing escape in *Escape to Portugal*, his latest audiobook travelogue. Instead of racing through Lisbon’s tram-lined streets or chasing Porto’s wine tours, Gardner lingers—flirting with local bakers over prego rolls, eavesdropping on fado singers in dimly lit tavernas, and trading stories with fishermen whose families have tended the same coves for centuries. This isn’t a guidebook with itineraries; it’s a companion for anyone who’s ever dreamed of vanishing into a place where time moves to the rhythm of cafe chatter and the scent of salt on the breeze. The couple’s journey unfolds like a diary of curiosity, where every detour—whether a crumbling Moorish castle or a tiny village’s annual harvest festival—rewards with unexpected intimacy and quiet revelation. Gardner’s prose is tactile, evoking the heat of a terracotta tile floor underfoot and the bitter-sweet tang of a ginjinha cherry liqueur on the tongue. Ideal for armchair travelers or anyone plotting their own Portuguese sojourn, this audiobook is less about ticking boxes and more about letting the country tickle your senses awake.