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Boatgirl #11: Lisbon, Portugal – Lisbon, Portugal

It's almost worth the food poisoning to visit a place so proud of its exploring and seafaring heritage.

Anybody Wanna See Another Church – Porto, Portugal

Leif Pettersen discovers there is much more to Por

Lively Lisbon – Lisbon, Portugal

Leif Pettersen wanders Lisbon's streets, exploring

Europe’s Castles: Find Your Own Camelot- Part 1: Castles of France and Portugal

Europe’s Castles: Find Your Own Camelot Part 1: Castles of France and Portugal Before the castle days of Camelot in England with its round table politics and jousting, honorable knights, continental Europe was also building castles that were breathtaking. Wherever you traverse the European continent, somewhere a castle will find you. From the Portuguese Atlantic [...]

The Perils of Parking in Porto

Parking in New York or London? Easy. It's hell in

Gothic Tales from Portugal – Portugal

Murder, burnings at the stake, churches built out

The Big Trip #8

Week 15: More Port, please! Route: Porto – Vitoria, Spain 87 kilometers The best thing about visiting wine cellars and vineyards is that after learning about the wine, you get to taste it for yourself. My problem, though, is after I do the tasting, I forget most of what I learned earlier about how the [...]

The Big Trip #7

Week 13: A bumpy road to Lisbon Route: Sagres – Setubal – Lisbon – Sintra 238 kilometers Heading north, we found we had fewer roads to choose from, and they weren’t as well maintained as the ones in the big tourism areas in the southern Algarve region. Surprisingly long stretches of road were paved with [...]

The Big Trip #6

Week 11: Ahhh…Andulacia Route: Tarifa – Vejer – Arcos – Sevilla – Tavira, Portugal 443 kilometers Since returning to Europe from Morocco, the pace of our trip slowed down quite a bit. Instead of setting the alarm for the morning, we got up when the sun made our tent too hot for sleeping. Avoiding the [...]