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Travel Blogs from Porto, Portugal
A pilgrim's idea
... to be an excellent way of doing this. My cousin's wife called this a 'pilgrim's idea', an expression that people use in Portugal to designate a crazy idea of sorts, a lot like the Brazilian expression 'programa de índio' (but to me the Portuguese one ...
Cachorro, gato, galinha
... only place where I can buy the books I've been looking for - but I really think libraries and bookstores in the north of Portugal should carry books in Galician language!). Anyway, now I am beginning to feel my goal in visiting Porto is accomplished - I ...
I am glad Ryanair found Porto for me
... nbsp; In German I would say that the city has me begeistert. Maybe the closest word in English would be beguiled. It's Portugal's second city but a clear first in my book. Let me set the stage for you. Imagine a city of winding, steep ...
O Porto
Top 5 insolite de Porto 1- Mc Donald Imperial!! 2- Une barrique de Porto de 30 000 litres! 3- Un porto de 10 ans à 13$ la bouteille!! 4- Acheter un tout inclus en Tunisie avec l'intention ferme de ne jamais utiliser le billet de retour!! 5- ...
Wild Berries - Adagio
So, back to Porto after about one month and a half roaming around. It is good to be back, the city feels like home now and I was a bit tired of traveling. I arrived just in time to rest a little bit and go to the St. John's party. I found it a rather ...
Portugal een sprong met haperingen
... Alle weersvoorspellingen geven aan dat de wind zuid en zuidwest is en dat betekent voor ons tegen de wind in als we naar Portugal willen. Bovendien is de oceaandeining meer dan 3 meter en dan moet je wel wat snelheid hebben om dat niet als ongemakkelijk ...
Yeah we escaped Spain
Well after escaping Spain it was time to go down to Portugal for a couple of weeks. We start of in Porto in the north and will make our way down the coast. We arrived in town after 24hrs of train travel which is quite an effort. We took it easy the ...
Oporto
... fascinating, the architecture amazing and the view jaw dropping. An afternoon on the river people watching is a must. Walked across the Porto bridge to Gaia. I will let the photos speak for themselves. Tips for travelers: 1) Don't just head to the river ...
The unspoilt part of Europe
... . I did avoid it from then on though. Definitely not my cup of tea. But there was lots of fresh fish in Portugal and I had some delicious sardines during my stay. I had a couple of lovely days there relaxing. I was able to take the ...
Portugal
... russian saladd nextime. neither of us our big mayo fans! So at about 1020pm we hopped aboard a train across Spain to Portugal. 14 sleepless hours and 3 trains later we finally arrived in sunny Portugal! YES SUNNY Portugal! well, at least yesterday. ...
Day 20 and 21 - June 11 and 12 - Porto
... the Euro Cup that was about to start. Once checked in, the men watched the soccer game, while the women relaxed. Portugal beat Czech Rep 3-1 and qualified for the next round. In the evening, we walked around (I had started limping from my soccer ...
Porto
... de Janeiro used to be the capital of Portugal when Napoleon banished the king. --The people of Porto are nicknamed the "tripe eaters." This was because Portugal had to invade North Africa at some point in time and the king ordered all the cattle ...
Diary Update 16 - France, Spain and Portugal
... to turn it into a unit site as all around it there we units being put up. Day 287- Tuesday 12th December... Portugal We left Seville this morning and went for a drive to find the Hymer dealer to see if we could organise to get our ...
Model Town
... the designated ghettoes of Porto. We've decided we both want to be slum-dwellers over here. Our last afternoon in Portugal was celebrated with a Calem port tour. It was their last session of the day so the history and science of port ...
Aboard Royal Air Maroc
Friday, February 17, 2006 Aboard Royal Air Maroc, Somewhere Over the Atlantic Dear Readers: Another brush with celebrity, and another breathless departure! I am collected promptly at 2pm by the town car that is to transport three of us to JFK ...
Port in Porto
... of the way and I didn’t really know what there was to see, but now that I am here I couldn’t be happier. Portugal is a beautiful country. We drove straight across it and through the hills to get to Porto and what a wonderful view we had the ...
Porto, asleep by the river.
... than feeling the need for a shower after being neck deep in commercialism for an hour, the flight went swimmingly. I arrived in Porto later in the evening, and contented myself with getting to the hostel, having a meal, and then turning in. ...
A Safe Haven
... and general boat maintenance. At lunch time we caught a taxi into the nearby town, which to our surprise was extremely charming. Porto Santo is a mixture of old and new with a distinct beach resort feel. The Island has an amazing golden sand beach ...
Confessions of a Middle Aged Drama Queen
... rough weather)). This is good news, we can now make more water without it draining mysteriously away. We arrived at the Island of Porto Santo in the afternoon clean and happy. Needless to say I looked and felt rather skankish but my family and I were safe ...
Portugal.... Famalicao.... time to chill........
Finally a familiar bed!!!! Mum is here on 3 months vacation so i plan to stay here for 11 days to see her and family... nad catch up on much needed rest as travelling is HARD work!!!! Day 1 i slept 12 hours straight without moving an inch! Only reason ...
PORTO, PORTUGAL
... by a 2nd-3rd century fortress wall. In Evora weºve experienced the first of many historical Roman structures. We have less than a day here and then were off to Salema Portugal (between Lagos and Sagre) in the Algarve. Talk to you all ...
The fun begins......
... km2 (150 sq mi),[2] making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. Located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres. Its settlement dates back several centuries, when it was an outpost of the ...
Porto et Gaia, lorsque le porto nous attend...
... de la ville, nous avons gravi la Torres dos Clerigos. Malgré qu’elle est considérée comme la plus grande tour du Portugal, le vertige n’est pas un problème mais bien la largeur et la hauteur de l’escalier jusqu’au sommet. Tout ...
Porto Flight
... business for Euro-tripping. They certainly were the cheapest airlines for the fares we checked. We flew from Dublin to Porto, Portugal. Porto has an incredible new airport to welcome incoming passengers. Customs, as in the entire EU is a breeze from ...
Porto, Portugal
... . It was a completely amazing place to visit (dad, you were right). We'd certainly recommend it to anyone who was going to Portugal, over any other destination there. We're taking a short trip back up to England to see our friends Jon and Clare just ...
Day 21 - Santiago de Compostela - Porto
... ; with hundreds of students milling around dressed all in black complete with long black capes. Turns out it was university graduation day. Portugal is one hour behind Spain, so we couldn’t get dinner till 7.30pm local time, which was 8.30pm to us ...
Portugal 04
... were stunned when the boat simply chugged across the channel in less than 10 minutes (again a river separated Spain and Portugal). See Spain chapter for more details. Insights into Portugal: - Portugese people are very nice and speak fabulous ...