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Savior, Belem

History lessons in Lisbon.

November 1st 2006
From the front of Luis’ house you can see the Tejo - a faint little thumbprint, a glittering smudge, down at the foot of the street. There’s something reassuring about a city built on a river. You’re reminded of the historical forces that shaped the place, the powerful fleets that once fanned out from the mouth of the Tejo into the broad waters of the Atlantic. There was a time when this ci ... read more
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Portuguese Flag Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
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Christopher Vourlias
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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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