Portugal – So Many Things to Do, See, Eat and Drink
We spent 30 days in Portugal, travelling from North to South. You’re never far from the coast in Portugal, but we found some of our favourite spots inland and ended… Read more »
Category: Portugal
Last Days in Portugal
08/12/17 – 09/12/17 Our planning day had been fruitful and we knew what we wanted to do before meeting up with Aaron. So we were off on the way to… Read more »
Zombie Nation
06/12/17 – 08/12/17 We didn’t intend to spend much time in the Algarve, but we wanted to see the rock formations of the Algarve cliffs somewhere and Lagos seemed as… Read more »
To the Furthest Corner of Europe
05/12/17 Well…one of them anyway. Our parking spot was at Cabo São Vicente, the south-west corner of Europe near the town of Sagres. We had emptied and refilled Bertie at… Read more »
Laid Back at Praia de Bordeira
03/12/17 – 04/12/17 When we woke up at the Praia de Bordeira we were surrounded by vans. The usual big white boxes of various nationalities, but also smaller campervans and… Read more »
Sand in our Shoes
02/12/17 From our parking spot at the Praia de Almograve we could access part of the Ruta Vincentina, two interconnected long distance trails that run all the way down the… Read more »
The Special One
30/11/17 – 01/12/17 The next couple of days were spent around the Setubal area, birthplace of Jose Mourinho, the Special One. Setubal is just south of Lisbon and we skirted… Read more »
The End of the World is Running Out of Cider
28/11/17-29/11/17 The forecast for the 28th was rain, so we didn’t make many plans except for a spot of grocery shopping. It was a mega two supermarket shop. Lidl for… Read more »
Guincho Beach
26/11/17-27/11/17 Next we drove to Foz do Lizandro, intending to stop there for the evening. We parked up on the clifftop and walked down steps to the beach where the… Read more »
Peniche
25/11/17 Peniche is a town on a small headland that sticks out from the west coast of Portugal just north of Lisbon. It’s known for it’s great surf, and because… Read more »
The Obidos Lagoon
24/11/17 We were staying at a large paid aire at Foz do Arelho. This area of parking nestled between the coast and the Óbidos lagoon and was very busy with… Read more »
Underground, Overground
23/11/17 We spent the night of 22nd parked at Batalha in preparation for a visit to Batalha Monastery. We wanted to visit one monastery while we were in Portugal and… Read more »
Portugal’s Silver Coast
21/11/17 – 22/11/17 We had a moment of deja vu as we approached our next destination of Sao Pedro do Moel. This is Portugal’s Silver Coast and had some striking… Read more »
Paiva Walkways, the Ultimate in Garden Decking
19/11/17 – 20/11/17 When we moved into our house in Exmouth I remember Paul installing decking in the back garden – decking steps from the backdoor, decking over the crazy-paved… Read more »
Port, Porto, Portugal!
17/11/17 – 18/11/17 On the morning of the 17th we woke up in the aire at Esposende, looked around and decided that we would move on. Sometimes we just… Read more »
Peneda-Gerês, Perfect
15/11/17-16/11/17 The national park of Peneda-Gerês was a place we fell in love with during our short visit. The first place since we crossed the channel that makes it into… Read more »
Rio Lima
14/11/17 Portugal has a number of national bike routes – Ecovias, Ecopistas and Ciclovias. Ponte de Lima was on the route of one of them and we followed it upstream… Read more »
Toll Roads and Ponte de Lima
13/11/17 Through France and Spain we had avoided toll roads. When we reflected back we decided that it hadn’t necessarily been the most sensible decision; it had been fine to… Read more »
Lazy Days on Portugal’s Border
11/11/17 – 12/11/17 Every now and again there comes a time when we need a break. Although constant travelling can seem like a stream of new and exciting experiences, just… Read more »