Blogs from Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe - page 8

Thursday, April 15 I woke up when a shaft of light hit my face. Could it be? Sunshine? I hopped out of bed and threw open the shutter. Yes! It was sunny! I roused my companions and got ready. We stopped at the town bakery on the way (which was delicious) and went to the closest beach. I got down to my bathing suit and took in some sun, while the other two went into the water (which was cold, I know, because I put my toe in). All of the sudden, I heard this breathing beside me. I turned my head and this dog had just plopped down next to me like we were buds or something. He was panting in my face. I got up and looked around to see if there was ... read more

LAGOS Day 17 Before getting on my bus to Seville I decided to take one final walk around Lagos. Overall, I found Portugal to be a lovely country to visit. For being one of, if not the poorest country in Europe it doesn’t show it. You see a few street beggers but nothing that you wouldn’t see in any city around the world. The cities, big and small, are kept incredibly clean and the people are friendly. I would recommend Portugal to anyone. Although Portugal has been enjoyable I must still stay on the move so that I can see as many places as possible. So I caught my bus to Seville. The scenery on the ride was beautiful. Lots of orange and olive fields. Arrived in Seville; a beautiful city. As I found my ... read more

LAGOS Day 15 Took the train from Lisboa to Tunes and caught another connection to Lagos. The train ride was about 5 hours but the scenery was amazing. About half way down to Tunes, the land started taking on a very dry desert look but still with a lot of grass and trees. Throughout the whole ride you can always see many orange mangroves. So much green and orange; it made me incredibly thirsty. I could see all the oranges that had fallen off the trees and were resting on the ground and it made me very sad to think no one was going to eat them because I was dying to. As we got closer to the south it started to get more mountainous, almost like a jungle. Then it turned into the orange ... read more

My journey has taken an unexpected detour in Lagos. I've been here now for...let me see, what day is it? (At which time I google "calendar" and look up the date lol)...12 days! At first it was great...lying on a beach all day long, having tonnes of fun and meeting lots of new friends. I was having a blast! But 12 days later I'm starting to realize that just maybe these activities aren't exactly the best for me. Well, not really the activities so much as the place...It's a hard one to explain unless you've actually been here. The vibe pulls you in and doesn't let you go! It's a really small community so everyone knows everyone else, and everyone knows what everyone is up to and gossip is rampant. And because it's so small once ... read more

I arrived in Lagos on Thursday and it's incredible here! It's a small town in the Algarve (the southern part of Portugal) of about 20,000, and it's basically just a beach town with lots of bars and restaurants and tiny winding streets (like all of Portugal!). The beaches are incredible, though. They have these enormous cliffs and make you feel like a tiny little ant when you're up next to them! The last couple of days have been a welcome retreat from the business of traveling, especially after all the walking in Lisbon. I've just been lying on the beach all day and then going out at night. The first night I got here I ran into this guy on the street advertising for a bar called Johno's, and he told me about a really cheap ... read more