Vip Grand Lisboa Hotel And Spa Lisbon

... on North Brazil......in fact I think I am rapidly running out of time and will have to be dragged away and on to the plane soon!! <br><br>Thanks to airmiles/lots of travel we're flying Business, so not dreading the 12 hr (ish) flight ....can't wait to tuck in to the free champagne and relax in bed seats etc.....it really is the way to do longhaul travel.<br><br>See you in Brazil!<br>

... I did it. <br>On Thursday I left my house at 7:30 am to go to that UNRISD conference I mentioned in my last blog. Then I went to my professors office hours to ask about my paper, then I grabbed lunch, hit the library for 2 hours before heading to the airport. A busy day led to a very anxious flight. By anxious, I mean I made 8 to-do lists in a 2 hour and 20 minute flight. That flight felt longer than my trans-atlantic treks. I flew EasyJet, one of the main ...

... like the good students we are). We left Madrid early on Saturday and had all day to explore the city. After checking into our hostel, we tried having lunch at the Barrio Alto. Of course, the tram was broken so we had to hike up the largest hill of my life to get to this area of the city. Of course the view was gorgeous, so it was worth it. Nothing was open when we got there, so we ...

... them...but, then, i saw Armin and Simon, and we headed to carvelocas for surfing...funny thing, two german girls and flo, and robbie came on the train like two minutes later and we all headed. Proceeded to spend the day tanning and listening to armin talk about how i should "Go for a wash"...i think he was tryin gto say "Go in the water and swim, dude". but, since he is german, i guess that is the translation.<br><br>Stayed the most of the night and it was Flo and Robbie time to go ...

I arrived in Lisboa after a 10 hour train journey. I think I have found a way of sleeping on the train. Although it involves squishiness it is a fun way of sleeping..... but then again i have gotten smarter and have booked a bed for my paris train... alittle bit extra for a bed.. but i figure it saves hãving to stop in a city- time is of the essence people !!!!! So i arrived early in the morning and i found a little room to stay at for 30Euro.... I went to have a lay down for an ...

... cook the noodles we were carrying and then we collapsed into bed.The next day we strolled down Lisbon's main pedestrian boulevard and headed toward the water. The layout of the city makes it quite walkable.Portugal's per capita economic activity is significantly lower than most countries we visited in Western Europe. Despite this, Lisbon's appearance is very bright, clean, and pleasant. Prices, however, are pleasantly low in ...

... the longest river in Europe - runs from the Atlantic ocean clear across Spain) overlooking a marina. I walked around for a couple of hours, then sat down at a table right on the water and had a light dinner. There were a couple of Irish pubs on the same stretch of buildings that were full of very drunk Brits who were making quite a ruckus. I hung out for awhile after dinner, walked around again, but as the night set in I could tell that the Dockas ...

... piles of junk from around their house and brought it down to see what they could get for it. Second, there were shop keepers who had spilled out onto the footpath outside of their shop, appearing to by trying to capitalise on the market goers. Third there were more professional looking stalls of handicrafts and other new items such as pashminas and the like. We spent most time looking at the junk, because you never know what you might find, but also ...

... the docks to Jardim de Tabocco to the recommended (by the lonely planet) fish restaurant (no point being vegetarian in this town), which was ok but as it turns out was probably the worst evening meal we had there. Next morning after a big luxurious breakfast in our room - at no extra charge - we headed for town, walking down more cobbles to Figuerias Place which seems to be surrounded by shoe shops. Stopped of in specialist port shop Napoleao and ...

a couple of flights later and i´m on the other side of the world!! visited the castle.... great view, but the actual castle was a bit dissapointing, especailly as it was my first one!!! went to belem to see a world heritage protected monestery (amazing stone work and really peaceful) and the world press photo exhibition (really confronting)...but of course food is the way to this girls heart.... the famous belem nata custard pie pastries were the ...