- Obrigado Lisbon!So I went on my first full out trip this weekend to the amazingly adorable city of Lisbon. After a wonderful night of tapas and wine (paid for by USC) with the Madrid group and convincing a Spanish guy to Posted by taylorwolfson in Una Mesa En La Esquina, Por Favor | Feb 7, 2012
- PortugalPortugal was gorgeous. This trip was more relaxing because for once I didn’t stress about planning where to visit, what to eat, etc. The group European Vibe took one bus full of students. But, it was by far the most Posted by kellyrburns in El Viaje es el Destino | Feb 4, 2012
- Moving Towards Spain - Rio Caldo to Braga to ValencaErrands are not something you need to do on vacation but when your away for three months then they become a necessity. After returning from the countryside on Thursday, I was quickly reintroduced to reality through cleaning clothes, responding Posted by MatthewCimitile in The Open Road | Feb 4, 2012
- Peneda Geres II: Rio CaldoIt is refreshing to wake up in the morning and know that what lays ahead for the day is a walk in the woods. Nothing more, nothing less. And down hill as well, descending from Campo do Geres Posted by MatthewCimitile in The Open Road | Feb 2, 2012
- Peneda Geres I: Campo do Geres
Sights like this above are a major reason for this trip. Peneda Geres National Park lies in the northeast corner of Portugal boardering Spain. It is the area of the first human (well ar Posted by MatthewCimitile in The Open Road | Feb 2, 2012
- Braga, Portugal The cafe is the heart of Portugal. It is where people eat their breakfasts and mid afternoon sweets, it is where they drink their espresso and beer and port wine, which is acceptable to drink at any time of Posted by MatthewCimitile in The Open Road | Jan 28, 2012
- First Stop - Porto, Portugal
[sub]Porto in the mist[/sub]
The first thing one notices in this part of the world is the age of things. It is rare to find a structure that is 3 centuries old in the States. Bu Posted by MatthewCimitile in The Open Road | Jan 27, 2012
- Christmas at home!So I got to spend Christmas and New Years at home and I loved it. I'd been missing everyone so was really good to see everyone and catch up. I did miss Spain though.
Christmas was great, I got to spend Posted by semily89 in Spain!!! | Jan 5, 2012
- A cidade das sete colinas capturou meu coração.Saying that landing a job with US Airways is a blessing can not be any more of an understatement. I'm failing miserably at this blogging shindig because I have been so fortunate to visit so many amazing places and haven't Posted by Courtster in Courtney: A Foreigner to the World | Jan 4, 2012
- The southwest coast of PortugalHappy New Year!
The New Year started with some nice sunny days and very decent temperature during the day, especially if you think that it's the end of December, beginning of January. This nice weather was perfect for some days off Posted by ACoelho in The world is my oister | Jan 1, 2012
- Lisbon, a wonderful city!OK, in times of crisis it's good to save some money.Therefore I've decided to spend some of my free time touring around the country.
And this time I went to Lisbon, our capital city. The idea was to enjoy this Posted by ACoelho in The world is my oister | Dec 26, 2011
- Sailing!Hello everyone!
The motor is officially off! For the past 10 days we have basically have been motoring our way through since the wind direction has been completely different from what it normally is. However, today the wind changed and now Posted by meimeilin in Meilin at Sea | Nov 18, 2011
- School againHey readers,
Today we started school again. It has it perks but also it down sides. The down side is that there are only 24 hours in a day. My day looks like this, 12.00 – 7.20: sleep, 7.20 – 7.55: Posted by meimeilin in Meilin at Sea | Nov 18, 2011
- LisbonI arrived in Lisbon at the Gare do Oriente Transit Terminal by bus. This transit terminal was built for Lisbon's hosting of the '98 World Expo.
It is an abominable architectual creation. It was obviously designed to look interesting Posted by andrew_kleinert in My path | Nov 7, 2011
- ClothesWhen I came on this trip I brought with me my oldest daggiest casual clothes from home. Along the way I simply kept them clean by tossing them into the washing machines and dryers. There was no care Posted by andrew_kleinert in My path | Nov 7, 2011
- Douro Valley Demarcated Wine Region
During the XVII century the British were importing huge quantities of Portuguese wine that were transported until the UK by sea.
Unfortunately, due to the severe condit Posted by David Monteiro in Walking in Portugal | Nov 7, 2011
- The flight safety demonstrationI've seen those safety demonstrations they give on planes once or twice in my life. I've seen them in many languages and on many types of aircraft. I should know the whole thing off by heart now, although I Posted by andrew_kleinert in My path | Oct 27, 2011
- Evora, Portugal and Merida, SpainTuesday October 18th
Today we leave Portugal, which is a shame, really, because from what little we have seen of the country, it is a splendid place to spend a long time. The people se Posted by teamkarim in 3 months, 4 (technically) continents | Oct 19, 2011
- LISBON LISBON LISBON Lisbon was amazing!! I don't even know where to start or how to describe my love for the city and the country of Portugal. I left on Friday night from Barcelona and landed in Lisbon around Posted by kerryeaton in Explore.Dream.Discover | Oct 18, 2011
- LisbonSaturday, October 15
Well, today is our last day in Lisbon. I should have written about Lisbon earlier, but now it is almost time to pack it in. Today we went to Sintra, about 40 minutes by commuter train to the Posted by teamkarim in 3 months, 4 (technically) continents | Oct 15, 2011
- Aljezur & Praia de Monte Clerigo
=After landing at Lisbon, we rented a car and drove down to the little Atlantic coast village of Monte Clerigo where we rented a cottage for four nights. It has a marvelous ocean view.=
Posted by wmiller in Spain & Portugal 2011 | Oct 9, 2011
- Camino de SantiagoTradition tells us that the apostle James (Santiago in Spanish and Galician, Jakob in German, St Jacques in French) was transported from Jerusalem to Galicia in Nothern Spain, the city which is now known as Santiago de Compostela. Now a Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Oct 4, 2011
- 1993 - Madiera, Portugal
Well, back on holiday again, this time to the Portugese island of Madeira.
I stayed in the main city of Funchal. This slopes up the hill from the port and is very scenic. The hotel Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Feb 22, 1993
- Day 3 - The genesis of all this...Today is saturday, so I don't feel like doing much planning for the trip. I guess Montreal is a bad option to star the trip, just for the fact that the flights seem to be very expensive, comparing with the Posted by ZackFontang in One dream, a thousand ways to get there | Sep 3, 2011
- My web travel logHi everyone!
I've started to travel long time ago due to professional reasons. And with time I've found out travelling is additive, meaning that after you finnish one trip you immediatly start planning the next one - and you can't stop.
I've Posted by ACoelho in The world is my oister | Aug 22, 2011