Vale San Antonio Apartments Almancil

... 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 ...

... it was pretty tame until one of the toreadors almost got trampled by one of the bulls, the dude was lucky they dulled the tip of the bulls horns.


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... 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 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 ...

... 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 ...

... discovering a gem of a local restuarant with amazing bbq chicken. 6 euro for dinner!!

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!

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an einem tag machten wir mit fähre einen ausflug auf eine insel vor faro. wunderschön alles dort. herzige ferien-häuschen (oder wohnen die dort? keine ahnung), azur-blaues wasser etc.







am 4.juli flog dann die ganze familie zurück in die schweiz, nur cousin thomas bleibt noch für eine woche hier in portugal, sodas'es wir zusammen weiterreisen.

Eli toivottavasti ette ajattele etta olisin laiska tai hukkunut matkan varrella. Olen vain ollut tosi kiireinen ja matkustanut viime aikoina aikamoisia matkoja ilman internet yhteyksia. Eli Lanzarotelta lahdimme Portugaliin. Matka kesti noin 5 paivaa ja purjehdimme koko matkan. Oli ihan hauskaa mutta tosi rankkaa ja paljon mahtui mutkia matkaan kuten tulipalo ja kaksi purjetta hajosi ja tietokone ja tutka kaatui kerralla, mutta hengissa ollaan viela ...