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Portugal 2022 June 15 - July 18 Travel Day! After postponing our Portugal trip twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we finally made it! Our trip started out with a rental car drive from Elk Grove, CA to San Francisco airport. Mike hinted at a few surprises along the way, and he didn't disappoint. Right off the bat, after going through security we made our way to the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse for some luxurious quiet, out-of-the-hectic craziness of the rest of the airport. Mike and his Travel Zoo deals. We could order as much as we wanted of anything on the menu for a couple of hours before we had to head to our Iberia flight gate. I'd not seen a VIP lounge, and it was a great way to start the trip. Almost empty. If we'd wanted, we could even have taken a shower there. After a cramped, but smooth, 12-hour flight, Mike and I arrived safely from San Francisco airport to Madrid, where we barely made it in an hour and a half through the airport to our next gate, where they were a...