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a love for lisboa
(Oct 26 '06)
"though the residents were wondering if it was really hot enough to be doing so"
As with all my european breaks, i will start with how i came to know someone in the country to stay with them, why im ...
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Mac and I picked up our hire car at the local Budget office and left Porto early that morning. It was surprising really, when you take into ...
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Well, well, well. What can I say about Vila Nova De Foz Coa? It is a very small town of about 2800 up in the mountains, that is part of the 'Hot ...
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Romantic Porto
(Dec 05 '05)
"Mac and I committed quite a few offences during our short stay here....."
After a bit of trouble with a kamakazee taxi driver, a missed train, a train guard with authority issues and coffee with ...
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Peniche
(Oct 21 '06)
We arrived in Peniche in the afternoon, about 2 o'clock, after driving from Faro. The journey didn't take as long as I expected, on the map it looked miles but the huge well maintained motorway ...
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Cold and Quaint Braganca
(Dec 10 '05)
"...map reading is strictly a 'Male Only' skill and should be left to them"
After our short stay, it was time to hit the road again and head further north to Braganca - if we could get out of Braga that ...
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The Hidden Jews of Belmonte
(Jan 30 '07)
I was bored in the hotel in Guarda, so here's what I came up with:
About four kilometers on a rural road in rural eastern Portugal, there lies an unassuming little town of about 2,500 people. It is ...
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With a feeling of elation and after a sugary, buttery breakfast at one of the little cafes, we left Vila Nova and began our long drive to Evora. We had now been in the ...
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So on my last full day in Portugal, I had a chance to go to one of the '1000 Places to See Before You Die' - Sintra, Portugal. The show was over, I ...
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Lounging in Lisbon
(Mar 14 '06)
Portugal is a bit overlooked due to its larger more dominant
neighbor Spain. The people here are very proud of their
illustrious past and are benefiting from membership in the European
Union as ...
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Recent Blogs for Portugal
Fin de semana en Lagos
(Jan 11 '08)
Taken of this page: http://www.portugal-info .net/algarve/lagos.htm
Lagos - History:
The Romans gave the name of “Lacobriga” to the town but its natural river port would indicate very ...
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the final leg
(Mar 05 '08)
on wednesday, we visited an old town called Loulé. It was rather breezy, so it was a quick walk around the area. We had a look around the market then some of the small streets with shops down ...
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Wine tasting
(Mar 04 '08)
Tuesday morning was uneventful with us not doing very much, although the coffee shop did see us once again.
At 1pm, we started on our trip to Sir Cliff Richard's vineyard near Guia (close to ...
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