First there was nothing.
Then, oh my.
Cod swam forth through the vast expanse.
Into the very fabric of culture and human memory.
From romans to lost recipes,
by ravaging seas and the
sundering earth…
It began. A sparkle of life.
The porcalhau
Porcalhau
Porco + Bacalhau
50 million years ago… Scratch that.
9 years ago, this peculiar creature, a curious blend of pig and cod (or was it the other
way around?), crawled so the next step of the species could walk.
Porcalhau
Porco + Bacalhau
50 million years ago… Scratch that.
9 years ago, this peculiar creature, a curious blend of pig and cod (or was it the other
way around?), crawled so the next step of the species could walk.
PHILOSOPHY & VALUES
Slow food travel in Portugal.
Our model of travel and food experiences is made up of meetings and exchanges. Small-group food and cultural traveler experiences. Connecting authentically with locals, working with locally own business only, promoting sustainable travel experiences and food biodiversity and keeping a diverse and inclusive perspective.
Critical thinking.
Applied to everyday life but also to history and culture. Be sensitive to multiple perspectives around the same content.
Slow food travel in Portugal.
Our model of travel and food experiences is made up of meetings and exchanges. Small-group food and cultural traveler experiences. Connecting authentically with locals, working with locally own business only, promoting sustainable travel experiences and food biodiversity and keeping a diverse and inclusive perspective.Critical thinking.
Applied to everyday life but also to history and culture. Be sensitive to multiple perspectives around the same content.
Be eclectic, act, and
think accordingly.
This is reflected in the way we design our experiences, but also through the members who comprise of our team, with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. We always aim to have an eclectic team, with personal interests and ideas, ‘outside’ from Oh! My Cod Tours. Because this is what an interesting and happy host is.
Be sustainable and glocal as
a host and as a traveler.
Our contemporary world is best addressed and seen when you replace the gap between those concepts with connections. Local communities are best understood if we locate them in a more global context. The classical native perspective, or the ‘native legitimacy’ of being the best representation and the truth of a specific culture or a community, is outdated.
There isn’t such a thing. We are no longer exclusively defined by geographical borders or traditional and folkloric traditions. Instead, while traveling and living in a certain place, we understand better what we experience, observe, eat and see, through a combination of perspectives and positions and the interplay between an “insider” and an “outsider” perspective.
Traveling
changes us.
To live local impactful and meaningful experiences with a glocal perspective and sharing different perspectives makes all of us change for the better.
The best way to learn and be
transformed is through experience.
As my clinical and therapeutic work shows and, as many scholars demonstrated, we need to experience something first hand to truly connect with it in order to relate, to incorporate and be transformed by it. We learn through experience.
Only the best will do.
We will take good care of you and we will help you to find
our favourite hidden gems in a safe, sustainable, local and
engaged tourism model.
Only the best
will do.
We will take good care of you and we will help you to find
our favourite hidden gems in a safe, sustainable, local and
engaged tourism model.
MEET OUR TEAM
Local food experts & cultural mediators
Founder, food host, clinical psychologist and anthropologist
Food host, adventurer, small farmer and mother of two
Food host and personal Chef
Food host, production manager
Chef, skipper and fisherwoman
Food writer, vegan and cook
Food host and musician
Our Center = Our Guests
All these pretty faces are unique, as well as their personalities, energy, tastes, fantasies, and also their caprices, shyness, and vulnerabilities. And we love it!
This is what makes us richer and what enhances the relationships and encounters we have by making them authentic, dynamic, unpredictable, creative, and alive!
This is our philosophy. This is what we believe in! This is what we do.
Besides, we were all strangers once but became connected in one way or another. And in some cases, even friends.
We build invisible bridges.
How do we do this?
- Having some of the best and most passionate hosts you can meet. Open, fun, empathic, genuine, sensitive but assertive, adventurous but responsible, knowledgeable but curious, and open to learning from every encounter!
- Keeping our groups small and our experiences meaningful, informative and fun.
- Having delicious food and wine.
Whether you come with friends, family, or alone, this experience is tailored to you!
PROJECTS THAT EARNED TRUST… AND FUNDING
Each of our funded projects refletcts careful planning, strong relevance and meaningful impact.FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR – Plano de
Recuperação e Resiliência) is a national initiative designed
to drive structural reforms and investments that promote
sustainable economic growth in the aftermath of the
pandemic, reinforcing Portugal’s convergence with the
rest of Europe.
