{"id":1511,"date":"2023-04-26T18:29:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2023-04-26T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:42:50","slug":"wanderlust-its-there-or-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wanderlust-its-there-or-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanderlust, it\u2019s there or bust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How did I get here? A memory of my first inklings that led me to the Algarve.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/music\/atmospheric-epic\/track\/carolina-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1-1024x614.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1-640x384.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9080-1.jpeg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Wanderlust, it\u2019s there or bust<br>I can\u2019t stay still it seems<br>But when I dream<br>I\u2019m with you<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Lyrics from my song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/music\/atmospheric-epic\/track\/carolina-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carolina Girl<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born in North Carolina, raised in Florida, and have lived all over the US since marrying my college sweetheart, Mark Fleishman. We both had wanderlust from the get-go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2170.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diva shot at Fat Angel, where it all began<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2018 we were hanging out at Fat Angel, our favorite neighborhood haunt in San Francisco. Dismayed by the high housing costs in SF, Mark said, \u201cWe should buy a place overseas.\u201d I whipped out my phone and Googled best places to buy and this is what came up:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9061-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1514\" width=\"838\" height=\"1117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9061-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9061-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9061-480x640.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9061.jpeg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sold! &#x1f929; I booked a last-minute solo scouting trip and headed to Portugal for the very first time. Spent a few days looking in Lisbon, then rented a car and drove south. On my last night, I landed in a small town called Tavira and I just knew&nbsp;<em>this was the place<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-640x640.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084-440x440.jpeg 440w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9084.jpeg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"876\" data-id=\"1516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083-640x640.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_9083-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1518\" width=\"838\" height=\"1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-480x640.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0367-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The octopus and the moment I knew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Later I returned with Mark, and by lucky stars we were on the show&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/starting-over-in-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\">House Hunters International<\/a>.&nbsp;Here we are back at the same restaurant during the film shoot &#8211; our&nbsp;neighborhood favorite,&nbsp;<strong>N\u00f3&nbsp;de Gosto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871-1024x765.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871-1024x765.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871-640x478.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_3871.jpeg 1451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>All this time, I was performing shows and teaching classes back in SF, sharing&nbsp;about my PT adventures. People kept asking, \u201cWhen are you taking us to Portugal?\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And that, my friends, is&nbsp;how the seed was planted for a retreat in the Algarve.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I truly love sharing this&nbsp;place and its&nbsp;magical vibes. I want YOU to experience it too &#8211; wanderlust is contagious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-512x640.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/89545BAE-35CE-4FA1-9006-F0452F6D96B5-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the Portugal retreat at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/evefleishman.com\/retreat\" target=\"_blank\">www.EveFleishman.com\/retreat<\/a>&nbsp;&#x1f9a9;&#x1f30d;&#x1f419;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How did I get here? A memory of my first inklings that led me to the Algarve. Wanderlust, it\u2019s there or bustI can\u2019t stay still it seemsBut when I dreamI\u2019m with you Lyrics from my song Carolina Girl I was born in North Carolina, raised in Florida, and have lived all over the US since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evefleishman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}