Best Western Lisbon

... I'm sure! The tentative plan so far is inland Southeast Asia, onto the islands, a few days in Egypt, Western Europe, Haiti, then Central America. But the best plan is NO PLAN!!!!!! Follow me (us) as we struggle to find and understand new ways of eating, ...

... Southern Africa trip had been one of my dream trips which finally came true. This trip is all about photography and visiting the best national parks in Southern Africa. Of course visiting friends and families in Spain and Germany is part of the fun too. ...

... southern half of Portugal, best known for its beaches and party scene.  Lagos, which is all the way on the south-western tip of the country , is the most popular beachside destination and packed with tourists this time of year, so I decided to skip ...

... Europe.  It is an area of tall cliffs and lots of tourists.  It reminded us of Four Corners in the western US since it was an invented tourist attraction. From there we took another bus to Cascais.  All of these sights had been ...

... bus before it expires. Today I am taking the blue line, which will take me through the western part of the coast and north-western part of Lisbon. Hopefully I will find a good spot to take a few pictures of the lovely Vasco Da Gamma bridge. I must admit, ...

... to holidays, I decided to take a few days off and went to visit the country where I was born: Portugal. I considered Lisbon (the capital) as one of the best kept secrets in Europe, with beautiful landscapes and places to visit, and I do mean it, it's a ...

I thought that the food in Portugal would be awesome, but aparently they dont feel like serving me!  So we decided to go to dinner at our hotel, indian food, and indan chep, suppoesd to be amazing...but instead we waited for 2.5 hours to be served ...

... This is the height of American civilization—our “glory years”. On the other hand, for almost every Western European country—and certainly for Portugal and Spain—the height of their “empires” occurred centuries ...

... bring in the surrounding gardens. In sum, it feels like an absolutely perfect space to house such a collection. ALONG THE WESTERN COAST From Lisbon we took a couple of day trips to towns along the Western coast. This coast is quite rough as the ...

... master".  It must be the largest collection of works by "unknown master" in Europe, if not the world.   At the western end of the city is the site of Belem (Portuguese for Bethlehem), the little harbour whence the likes of Vasco Da Gama and ...

... of seeing a cross-section of what is best described as a cruelly-overlooked city. All in all, Lisbon packs a fair old punch, and its status as being western Europe's most affordable capital city is enough to qualify the place as prime city break material ...

... able to access. Not sure what the point was but it was cool. Then went to a few more places: Cabo Da Roca, which is the western most point in Europe, Guincho Beach which is a big surf spot in the summer (huge waves) and a spot called Boca Do Inferno in ...

... ; The only chaotic part is the mob to get onto the plane because it's "pick your own seat."  When I arrived in Lisbon, two of my best friends, Anne and Ryan, were waiting for me amongst the drivers with a "Miss Chelsey" sign.  It was so great ...

... first stop at the beaches just outside of Portimao and then headed to Lagos, my favorite stop along Portugal's coast (western or southern). The coast in Lagos is surrounded by grottos carved into the cliffs through hundreds of thousands of years of ...

... on well into the night, we fell asleep to the sound of them still going on and on! We then made our way up the western coast of the Algarve which was hardly developed at all, and headed to capital city Lisbon for our final 3 nights in Portugal. We ...

... met a couple from Arcadia, if you can believe that!  From Sintra we went to Cabo da Roca which is the the furthest western point in mainland Europe.  We had a light dinner at a restaurant there and watched the sun set on Europe.  Steve ran ...

... 50 cents and a book for one Euro. (Disclosure: Ranan did not buy a hamster) The day continued with journey to the most Western point on mainland Europe. Called Cabo da Roca, the town has a stunning view with waves crashing on the high cliffs.  ...

... little supermarket to get some groceries for lunch. The trip included a light lunch at the 'fin del mundo', the most western point of continental Europe. At the supermarket we got ourselves some pastries to satisfy the first hunger, and our curiosity, as ...

... winding its way through the canyon. I felt taking a picture of this naturally majestic area would be violating. We went next to Lisbon Falls a set of three waterfalls falling in the same area but are still separate. They drop for hundreds of feet. I ...