Gida Apartments Vilamoura

... I talk briefly with a receptionist in a Best Western hotel. She's actually quite interested to hear my story, and takes my email in case she knows anyone that needs a bit of work done in exchange for room and board. This is the only beacon of hope, in an otherwise very bleak situation.

I eventually find the Youth Hostel, and thoroughly abuse their complimentary internet service. We'll see what tomorrow holds.

... of Lagos, and many beautiful beaches of Barlavento of Algarve as Meia Praia, Praia D. Ana, Porto de Mós, Praia D. Maria, Burgau, Solária, Batata, beach of Estudantes, Pinhão, Camilo, Canavial, etc….

Head on to the Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St. Vincent - the southwestern tip of Europe, and considered to be the “world’s end” in the Middle Ages), the trip continues towards Sagres ...

In Albufeira, we went to a Portugese bullfight, not the real deal as in they don't kill the bull, rather they stab them in the back with a bunch of arrows. I thought it was mean, especially the first bull because it was pretty much still a baby and looked scared instead of angry. Jon ...

... tons of mussels on the bottom, also not fun. The road to get to this lagoon was really sketchy, there's a video in the link below so you can see for yourself.

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The west and south coast of Portugal is pretty much a long stretch of beaches surrounded and separated by huge red cliffs and you can get from one beach to another by crawling through caves in the cliffs (I also think that's where the bums sleep at night...) We did some surfing at a small secluded beach that I had been to 4 years ago with my family. We’re ...

... about perfect and the most direct. QF9 Mel to Lon, then switching airports in London to catch BA2694 to Faro), and the timings meant we missed a lot of the crowds and traffic, particularly in London - so well done to Yvonne who pulled together our travel arrangements.

There were a few things we had to watch along the way - mainly in London, for instance, there is now a shuttle bus service that runs between London Heathrow and Gatwick airports (so no longer a ...

... Faro. "More expensive because they make you sick" isn't the slogan that Portuguese Rail use to advertise the appropriately named Alfa Pendular trains but it could be. These trains, provide a motion-sickness effect quite unlike any other train I've ever travelled on. Virg only just about lasted without keeling over. At Faro we opted for a connection to Tavira, where rumour had it it was quieter than much of the Algarve.

Seemingly always ...

Bussed to Faro, a small seaside town with not a hell of a lot really!!

Our room had no window, but faked the appearance by having a curtain anyway... nothing like a little bit of closet sleeping!!

Went for a swim at the beach/lagoon with our 1.60 euro bottle of red ...

... senkrechten klippen eingebettet. herrlich !
am abend wurden wir mit einem leckeren selbstgekochten nachtessen begrüsst. super fein! am anderen abend in einem herzigen restaurant direkt an einer lauschigen bucht und gutem fisch. Dazu üppige Zmorgenessen mit allem was man sich wünscht....das alles tat eben doch auch gut :-) (ah ja,und sogar nachrichten auf SF1 im tv schauen.hapimag ist ja ...

... Bruno, 23 and Andre 16. Bruno is cool, he´s black which is still uncommon in the area and people reacted funny to him sometimes... especiallu when we were on the beach together... he´s also a fine art student and there was instantly a connection. i think we will remain friends... but i don´t think his girlfriend likes me much but hay, life goes on... Andre is a nice guy but quite imature, he´s lazy and has no idea how lucky has been to have had this as ...