Sintra is less than 35km from Lisbon and the perfect day trip. Here's how we found it when we went last year! So many castles, palaces and mountains it's truly a beautiful part of Western Europe!
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Self-Catering & Tasting Lisbon (& around)
Whilst I didn't eat out a lot in Lisbon, I did try a few places and discovered the world's best custard tart. I also had a go at self-catering, which is always an experience and a great way to keep costs down!
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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Train Journeys – Lisbon to Porto [Portugal]
All aboard! Time to take the train from Lisbon to Porto, and see just what an experience on the trains of Portugal is like! And back again for good measure! Today’s amazing train journey sees me travel from the station of Santa Apolonia, in Lisbon, up to Campanha Station – the main train station in …
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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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Brand New Vlog – Trams, Elevators and Palaces – Lisbon and Sintra
Yes, it's time for another Friday Vlog, and today I'm excited to share my Vlog on Lisbon and a side trip to the mountainous town of Sintra. I'm really happy with how this one turned out. I happened to take a fair bit of footage in Lisbon which helps, and the fact that the city …
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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!
Lisbon’s Number 28 Tram
Lisbon is a pretty cool city all told, and the thing I personally liked most about it was the number of transport options, LOCAL transport options. You have the trams, the metro, buses of course, then you have these sort of ‘funiculars’ which take people up (and down) exceedingly steep hills. On top of that …
Foto Friday – Street Art in Lisbon, Portugal
Happy Friday all. Today a couple of pictures of some "street art" I saw near the river in Lisbon as the sun started to go down one day. Thanks for stopping 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, …
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