Ibis Porto Sao Joao

... are. The distilleries were surprisingly accessible, with all of them offering tours of the caves and tastings, for a fee of course. We were only able to visit a couple (Porto seems to close for 2 hours during lunch) before catching our evening flight out, but we are glad to have tried some new and very interesting kinds of port. Thank you Portugal, we will be back to see more.

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... We arrived safely thanks to these total strangers. He advised us not to take the caravan into Porto.<br><br>The next day we went on the bus to Porto and discovered why. The 8 kilometer journey took about an hour as the bus travelled in ever decreasing circles through streets normally impassable to a bus without the use of a horn and the assistance of disgruntled lorry and car drivers who had to backup. On arriving in Porto feeling shaken and stirred we discovered a ...

... getting to the place - one woman threatened to throw out her sat nav after taking the wrong turn numerous times. The rain continued and as the camp site only offered sites under oak trees we had a few very noisy nights with water dripping, acorns and oak apples falling on the caravan and a stream running underneath it we decided to move on.

<br> The next day we hit the road to Porto which was a substantial drive of about 5-6 hours. Luckily this is the day the weather decided to turn, so the bad weather was endured from the comfort of the car. We arrived late to Porto and checked into our less then elegant hostel. Our meal was no better. We ...

Got to Porto late at night with no accommodation... did some last minute booking and went for dinner... Maccas as the Portuguese like to eat before 10pm!!<br><br>Took the tram down to the beach, before heading back to the centre for the best Portuguese chicken ever. Actually.<br><br>Crossed the river to where all the port families are based, started an ...

... is the Beauvais Airport Bus which isn't too bad at &euro;11 one way. There is one big catch though...Only one bus runs per flight and it leaves promptly three hours prior to that specific flight. This bus that costs more than the flight itself holds 60 people while a Ryanair 737 holds 189 people. Do the math. If you are not one of the first 60 people on that bus, you are totally out of luck and out a trip unless you cough up some taxi money fast ...

... my hostel, this older guy is working there. I get the impression that he owns this place, the younger chick (around my age that checked me in earlier) maybe his daughter. I ask him to use the microwave and he is more than happy to help me out. He also gets me a real fork, knife and a napkin. Also since my beer isn't closed I buy some from him. I think he's just pleased as punch to have an American stay here and realizing I'm travelling alone is trying to ...

... held the perfect shadow of the Bridge Luiz I and the pastel colored houses that spread down the gorge unto the banks of the Douro seemed small fragile doll houses. The town of Vila Nova de Gaia was as old as Porto itself. It had been an important Roman harbour called Portus Cale (the Port of Cale) and soon the ...

... de oude stad wordt gerenoveerd en hoe gezellig het is zowel overdag en 'savonds. Het is zondag, we worden wakker van de plenzende regen en het gieren van de wind. Zaterdag hadden we in Vigo een mooi museum gezien met de veel belovende titel 'Entre Fronteiras' een mooi doel voor vandaag zolang het regent en waait. Uiteraard ging de tentoonstelling over verschillen en veranderingen tussen landen en culturen en systemen gevisialiseerd in multimedia projecten en objecten. Dan wordt het je ...