Anywhere With Kristen

03/10/2025

I needed hearing test at a medical clinic in central Portugal. I was wondering if I should check out the location at the bottom of this sign- located in the clinic waiting room  before I sign in?

27/09/2025

🎥 Part 2: Surprising My Parents in America After Months Abroad! 🇵🇹✈️🇺🇸

🎥 Part 2: Surprising My Parents in America After Months Abroad! 🇵🇹✈️🇺🇸After sharing my personal tips and tricks for transatlantic travel in Part 1, this...

27/09/2025

✈️ Part 1: My Best Transatlantic Travel Tips & Tricks 🌍

✈️ Part 1: My Best Transatlantic Travel Tips & Tricks 🌍Traveling across the Atlantic can be exciting — but also exhausting if you’re not prepared. In this v...

21/09/2025

Walking with Dinosaurs 🦕 in Portugal | Fossils in My Backyard 🌍

I walked amongthe fossils of dinosaurs in Portugal. While enjoying a quiet day in our Portuguese courtyard, I noticed something amazing hidden in plain sight...

16/09/2025

💊 Lost in Translation: My Hilarious Pharmacy Adventure in Portugal 🇵🇹

When language fails… and your bowels do too. 😅In this video, I share the very real (and very funny) story of what happened when I had constipation while liv...

13/09/2025

Inside Palace Hotel do Bussaco — Agatha Christie’s Room & Hidden Gems in Luso

Luso's Hidden Gems & Agatha Christie & Bussaco Palace ✨ A Fairytale Stay at the Palace Hotel do Bussaco | Exploring Luso, Portugal ✨Nestled high in the lush ...

06/09/2025

Our First Bairro Festa in Ourém 🇵🇹 | Finding Community in Portugal

Bairro Festa in Ourém, Portugal | Community, Music & Tradition 🎶🇵🇹On the second weekend of August, Ourém, Portugal comes alive with the Bairro Festa — a b...

30/08/2025

Life in Portugal After 1 Month | Challenges, Family, and New Beginnings

After 1 Month of living in Portugal, here are my| challenges, family, and new beginnings. It’s hard to believe we’ve already been in Portugal for one month! ...

29/08/2025

I found myself craving Kentucky Fried Chicken at the food court at Leiria Shopping Mall. Two things surprised me: the size of the hormone-free chicken and the lack of people on their cell phones. Everyone was just talking and shopping together. Few were self-medicating on their phones. 

Kristen Hertzog

26/08/2025

Portugal’s Tragic Love Story: Inês de Castro and the King Who Crowned Her After Death

Not long ago, I shared a blog post about a stunning azulejo (ah-zoo-LEH-zhoo) mural at the Palace of Bussaco near Luso. It tells the heartbreaking story of I...

23/08/2025

🇵🇹➡️🇪🇸 Crossing the Spanish Border (Almost!) + A Spiritual Encounter in Santarém 🇵🇹

A Spanish Border Mishap to spiritual encounter in Santarém - Eucharistic Wonder in PortugalIn this episode, I take you on two very different day trips throu...