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- Portimaõ ~ 10 Oct 2010Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!! We aqua-planed today!!! Quite a scary experience, but oh so brillliantly handled by us all!! The wall of protection was strongly in place - no other cars, did not roll, missed a bank of solid eucalyptus Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 17, 2010
- Viseu & Saõ Pedro do Sul ~ Oct 2010One evening at about 9, whilst making dinner in Pedro's apartment in Lisboa, we decided to take a trip to a friend in Viseu, a journey of about 4 hours by car. We ate and in true adventurer style, Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 16, 2010
- Evora ~ September 2010The city of Évora was the headquarters of the Roman commander Quintus Sertorius in 80-72 BC, and it long remained an important Roman military center. There is a pretty much intact temple, built in the 2nd century AD. Although traditionally Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 16, 2010
- Portugal is pastry heaven!!I have never seen so many pastelarias (snack bar cum coffee shop) in one city block as here in Portugal. The array of pastries, sandwiches and other yummy snacks is quite mouth-watering. Each region has their own speciality, Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 16, 2010
- Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon ~ September 2010Another one of my favourite places in Lisbon - steeped in colourful history with the most commanding view over the city. "Read all about it!!" ~ www.traveladventures.org/continents/europe/castelosaojorge.shtml [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/3324 Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- More of Lisboa ~ Sep & Oct 2010So much to see, so much to do.....the journey expands into more awesomeness!! Here are some random pics of my time in Lisboa, which is what I now consider to be home!! [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/332419/PICT0513.jpg thumb=http://photos.travel Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Fado ~ September 2010On Friday night I treated myself for the 1st time in Portugal, on my low budget...dinner at a Fado restaurant. It was worth every Euro cent!! Fado (Portuguese:destiny, fate) is a music genre which can be traced from the Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Various Amazing Destinations during September 2010Portugal has the most amazing monastries, castles and cathedrals....some imbued with heart-wrenching legend, tales of love & betrayal, courage & conviction - all a display of amazing, intricate detail and fine architecture. Here are some I have Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Alcobaça ~ 24 September 2010One of Portugal's tales that stirs up much emotion, is that of Pedro and Ines, a great love story that has inspired many an opera and other writings. A tragedy of similar vein to Romeo and Juliet, but lived Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Almoural ~ 23 September 2010Pedro, Anna and I take off on another amazing day trip. This time we are visiting the magical castle at Almoural, set in the river on a rocky outcrop, no doubt as fortification against invaders. We arrived at the Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Carrezede ~ 15 September 2010Who would ever have believed I would see so much of Portugal in such a short space of time?? Certainly not me!! I am so grateful to my dear friend and soul sister Helene, for taking me all Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- Tomar ~ 1 September 2010Well I left Zambujeira in haste as I felt I needed to get to Lisbon to sort out my visa....ticket booked back to SA for 22 Sep which is only 12 days away. If I wasnt able to renew Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Dec 15, 2010
- 2006 - Europe - Portugalportugal Posted by gmeadows in Gary Meadows | Dec 12, 2010
- Cruise Day 25 – Funchal==Day 84 Wednesday 8 December - “Cruise Day 25 – Funchal”== Threatening clouds and visible rain squalls greeted us as we approached the island of Madeira. Just before entering the port the sun broke though and bathed the hillside Posted by greynomadm in 2010 World Trip | Dec 8, 2010
- Little BritainWell, it’s been a month since I last wrote – not laziness I assure you (well, just a bit); but in fact it’s because we overstayed by three weeks our stop at the Espiche campsite near Lagos in the Algarve. Posted by OrlandoN in Here There & Everywhere | Nov 28, 2010
- Bom Dia(Good Morning)Bom dia and obrigado(thank you) is about the extent of new vocabulary I took away from our trip to Portugal last weekend. I have heard that Portuguese is somewhat similar to Spanish and a few words are but as a Posted by Nikaela in A Semester in Spain | Nov 26, 2010
- Zambujeira ~ 5 to 8 September 2010A few mates are meeting up for some sunshiny days. It's a mad hectic rush from Bilal's place to catch the train into Lisboa, the Metro to Jardim Zoologica and then hot-foot it to Sete Rios bus station to get Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Nov 18, 2010
- Lisboa ~ 28 August to 4 September 2010Well Boom! is a thing of the past and the next phase of my journey has begun. The beauty of my experience, especially in last 2 years, is that I am learning a great lesson in trust....taking life a Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Nov 18, 2010
- bOOm! bOOm! bOOm! 14 ~ 27 August 2010Boom! was an amazing experience....lots of hard physical work....so Marjo, our months of not getting to ride bike\walk as often as we wanted to were a hidden blessing!!! I made up for that in the 1st week at Boom!! Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Nov 18, 2010
- A Divinely appointed journey ~ August 2010So here I am in a beautiful apartment in Lisbon, Portugal, still in awe of how I came to be here. Let me share my wonderment! In January this year, a darling friend, soul sister, Magenta Angel (aka Thelia) asked if Posted by Gypsy Lee in The Journey Within | Nov 12, 2010
- There's Nowt Queer as Travelling FolkI begin this blog entry with a couple of observations about our trip. Firstly - the fellow campers we meet. Most are ‘grey nomads’, those folks over fifty but more usually over sixty. They are for the most part retired and Posted by OrlandoN in Here There & Everywhere | Nov 9, 2010
- Falando Português com um acento diferenteAs I sit here at the hostel in Lisboa, I am thinking that Portugal is much more beautiful than it gets credit for. I am watching the [heavy] rain and freezing my hands in this living room because the windows Posted by mvagamundo in VagaMundeando por ahí | Nov 8, 2010
- Meet Me in Lisbon I’m going to learn Portuguese and move to Lisbon. That is the decision I have made after my 3 days in Portugal. Many of you might be wondering, why did she go to Portugal? That’s such a random country. And Posted by laurenp319 in La Serenissima | Nov 8, 2010
- November 1 2010The coastline is apparently very different to the western Algarve. In the east, the coastline is tidal mud flats and low sand islands - very much like Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. I liked it. The Portuguese were very friendly and relaxed Posted by kforge in Jeni and Kevin's Travels 2010 | Nov 2, 2010
- October 31 2010Raining again but we decide to head to Faro, leaving Jeni and her cold at the apartment. It had an interesting old quarter but the whole town looked like aliens had abducted the entire population. It was a holiday long-weekend Posted by kforge in Jeni and Kevin's Travels 2010 | Nov 2, 2010
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