Robinson Quinta Da Ria Tavira

Op de rechteroever slaat de torenklok een keer vaker dan op de linkeroever: in Spanje is het een uur later. <br>Drie stukjes film: weer dolfijnen, de eerste die we in de Algarve tegen kwamen, blijft voor ons erg leuk, ik hoop voor jullie ook. Dit keer een wat grotere varieteit. Het tweede stukje film is uit de zoutwinning bij het plaatsje Tavira waar kluten, reigers en lepelaars fourageren. Het derde stukje film zijn wat beelden in en rond de Guadiana, de grensrivier.

... arrives, probably in an hour or two. <br><br>Now I'm feeling a little remote. I'm pretty good at making the best of a situation, and dealing with the resources I have. As I haven't eaten yet today, I search a few of the nearby gardens for a bit of fruit to tide me over. Under the cover of early morning light I find a mature pomegranate tree loaded with fruit. I grab 5 of the plumpest fruits I can find and wander ...

... about the Qantas, Jetstar or Virgin Blue self check in system. Unlike BA, if you were booked to fly together then generally when you go to check yourself in all call up your booking, the person that your are travelling with also appears. But at BA, the idea seems to be if you don't go and start checking in 24 hours before your departure, then they will allocate you seats at random, so not taking into account that you are travelling with your significant other and may ...

... to arrive in hot places at midday carrying rucksacks and looking lost, we arrived in Tavira at around 1230 the mercury hitting 35 degrees, laden down and looking lost. Our hotel, booked online, for its proximity to the town centre could be seen high on a hill overlooking the town, perched in such a way as to be visible but seemingly disconnected from the narrow twisty streets. After a few wrong turns and a scare from a little but vicious dog, we ...

... discovering a gem of a local restuarant with amazing bbq chicken. 6 euro for dinner!!<br><br>The next day to fill in time before departing we looked at the Chapel of Bones, which was built from the bones of the monks from the local cemetary. Over 1200 skulls. Definite goosebumps eh!

... Atlantic. Lots of smallish waves roll in - not in sets like in Perth but just one wave after another. They weren't good enough to body surf but that didn't stop us from trying.<br><br>Friday sees us travelling by train to Faro then changing to the express to Lisbon to our apartment. And then a whole new adventure will start. <br><br>We trust all are well back in Perth.<br><br>

... 1755). Faro oli looduslike jõude poolt täielikult maatasa tehtud.<br><br>Algarve piirkonna pealinnas käisime vaid korraks õhtul. Mulle jättis see nn piirkonna suurima linna kohta ikka väga väikse linna mulje. Jalutasime pisut vanalinnas, kindluses ja sadama ääres. Elav koht oli Shopping Mall, kus olid taas esindatud samad brändid nagu Lissabonis. Ostukeskuses oli hängimas palju noori ja lastega peresid.<br><br><br>Parque Natural da Ria ...

Esialgu olime broneerinud 3 ööd looduslikult kaunis kohas, Quarteira lähedal, kuid viimasel minutil helistati meile, et hotell on ülebroneeritud ja meile pandi juba kinni samas hinnaklassis teine hotell. Quarteira sai linnaõiguse alles 13. mail 1999 ning seda oli ka näha, sest linn oli üsna v ...

... Sagreses) kui Lagoses kaubavahetustegevuses. 1434.a lahkus kohalik poiss Gil Eanes esimesele reisile Lääne-Aafrikasse Bojadori neeme juurde. Seejärel järgnesid ka teised, kes hakkasid tagasi tooma koos infoga ka elevandiluid, kulda ja orjasid. Väidetavalt toimus 1444.a just Lagoses esimene orjakaubanduslik tehing, kus müüdi Aafrika inimesi orjadeks eurooplastele. Peale seda kujunes Lagos orjavahetuse keskuseks.<br ...

- lovely and touristy town, scenically split by a gentle river. - mario in the tourist office was exceedingly helpfull - bit of a haul to get here, but the train trip was pretty scenic (maybe our hopes were too high) - awesome value accomodation, food a little bit of a problem, trying to keep it cheap, but things were just passable - great walk down to the beach, got lost in the salt ponds along the way - beatiful beach; would be ...