Travel Blogs from Portugal

Amazonian Caribbean

A travel blog entry by witek

What an amazing place! I`m not using a guide book on my travels and there seems to be very little info on the net about many of the areas I`m visiting so from now on I`m gonna try to include some useful stuff that I come across. Buses between Alter do ...

Magica Sintra, Portugal.

A travel blog entry by somanyroads

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... y magica que es, con sus castillos y jardines que son de cuento, y la ciudad misma es un encanto, si alguna vez van a Portugal, no deben dejar de visitar Sintra, a solo una hora de Lisboa en tren. Visitamos el Palacio da Pena, castillo de colores con una ...

Lagos welcome young travellers

A travel blog entry by kescott

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Riding High and Riding Low

A travel blog entry by peillsonwheels

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The weather looked promising, and Mark and I were feeling much better, so we ventured out to the streets of Lisbon. The main square we were headed for was a couple of kilometers away, and having been pretty sedentary for two days, we were glad to walk ...

Feliz Natal.

A travel blog entry by joeljenaturner

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... as Mary had had one of her "episodes" so a little backtracking was in order to get to the 'Most romantic castle town in Portugal' :Obidos (or “Obidosh”) It was Christmas eve, and very cold. We made short work of the little town with ...

Lisbon Portugal

A travel blog entry by milestogo

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It was raining, cool and windy as we entered the port of Lisbon and the downpour continued throughout the day. The city is very hilly with cobblestone streets and sidewalks. Slippery too, I found out rather quickly when walking (more like climbing) ...

Beautiful beaches, and a torn ligament in Lisbon

A travel blog entry by carleenrenee

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... return to Madrid the night of the 23rd. Scott will be arriving the morning of the 25th. I am practically delirious with excitement. As much as I am enjoying Portugal (or at least was enjoying it before I got confined to the room) I hope the days fly ...

Ticket unforeseen.

A travel blog entry by joeljenaturner

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Boxing day started with a bit of a kick in the crotch because as we drove out to Fatima we incurred a 33.50€ fine for not getting a toll ticket… ouch. No food for us this week! Fatima was another interesting experience. We had been drawn to ...

Coimbra

A travel blog entry by jbaxter

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... our packs on which sort of sucked. It looked similar to Salamanca, if not a little older and a little more run down, but most of Portugal has been like that so far, compared to Spain anyway. I would say that it's probably not too small to be a small town, ...

Day 13

A travel blog entry by randiandersen

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... the school for another lecture, this time on the theory and practices of printmaking as a primary mode in the modern art movement in Portugal. This one was a little harder to get into; the first speaker read his speech and I had a hard time following the ...

Portuguese Coast Trip

A travel blog entry by indiajan

... was to catch the Saturday surf comp down at one of the seculuded beaches. I hadn´t realised how cold the water was in Portugal... In addition I arrived in Portgal sick... The fun began on Sunday when we took the long root home to hit to coastal drive ...

Lisbon

A travel blog entry by tilman

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What a great trip!!! We lived in Carcaveilos (public transfer from there to Lisbon is perfect) in a great hotel. Lisbon is soooo nice, but not cheap, prices are similar like in Germany. In the night you should definitely go to Bairro Alto, a part ...

Lisbon 101: the Internet Cafe

A travel blog entry by randiandersen

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Bom Dia from Lisbon! It´s the same day as the last entry but this time I´m writing in real time from an internet cafe. It´s 2€ per hour so I figure once I´ve finished all the photos and emails (facebook isn´t working from here; I think it´s ...

Lisbon - my favourite city worldwide

A travel blog entry by tilman

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Until October 2009 I thought that Sydney and Cape Town were my favourite cities - after visiting Lisbon the second time I changed my mind..... The city is amazing - we had such a great weather (27 degrees), the sea, Tejo river, great food, I will go ...

Douro Valley

A travel blog entry by salkelely

A beaut train ride out to the valley passing by the vineyards and quintas of the port region. The train winding along the river and through green fields. very picturese, just like the old couple said on the port tour, one of the worlds most beautiful ...