Today I turn the spotlight on the delightful Portuguese city of Porto!
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More Porto – Through My Lens!
My final selection of photos from Porto for you. This time I get to show you the Bolsa Palace, which is my favourite Porto building, I also have pics from the Clerigos Tower and more around this extremely photogenic town which has now given me no less then three photographic posts!
A Misty Day in Porto – Through My Lens (2)
Last week I shared some photos from one day in Porto. Today, I am sharing pics from a different day when the weather was VERY different - rain, clouds and fog all through the city.
Porto – Through My Lens (Pt 1)
Come and see why Porto is so photogenic!
City Rumble – Seville Versus Porto
Today I’m reaching back into the recent past, 2019, with two cities I visited in the same trip, Seville and Porto, to see how these two pretty great cities to visit compare against each other. One has ties with a Moorish past, bull fighting and one of the largest cathedrals in the world, the other is famous for its wine and for a magnificent two-story bridge, and also for just being one of the nicest cities in Europe. BUT – they can’t both win!
Infante Sagres – That Time I Splurged on a Five-Star Hotel!
Or – Is a Five star hotel THAT much better than a four-star hotel? When preparing for my trip last year (2019) I booked almost all my hotel stays in advance (and one AirBnb stay). Bar a few nights in Tajikistan, I was booked for the rest of the nights which meant I knew where …
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Prosperous Porto – New Vlog from Portugal’s Second City!
Porto, in Portugal's north is a special city. The Luis I Bridge is the major landmark, but it's also famous for being the home of port wine, has an old bookshop that KJ Rowling used to frequent, a number of beautiful cathedral's and so much more. So, come check out the vlog I've been working …
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Foto Friday – Luis 1 Bridge, Porto, Portugal
Howdy all. Another 'Foto Friday'. It was a wet and misty day when we arrived in Porto, Portugal. And here is the famous Luis 1 Bridge peaking through the mist! Thanks for popping by - May the Journey Never End!
More Porto and the Beginning of the End!
Right now I am sitting on the train on my way back to Lisbon, this is the first journey of a few that will take me back home to Melbourne. It’s been a serious sort of trip, non-stop for the most part and not the way I will approach my next getaway, it’s been rewarding, …
Port, Porto, Portugal
Have you ever wondered where Port wine came from? Well, it's right here in Porto, northern Portugal. Oh, you knew and it's just me? Well now I feel stupid. Anyways, it's hard to believe that come Saturday I'll home in Melbourne and reality will be sinking back in. But before then there are just a …
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