Bom Dia!

A Pilgrimage to Porto

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July 19th 2008
Crossed into Spain on the 19th, leaving the glitzy beach resort of Biarritz behind. The entry into Spain was non-existent took us a while to realise we had changed countries! Drove along the Spanish north coast past the busy beach resorts of San Sebastian and Zarautz, spending the night at Santander. It took two attempts to get Clancy up the hill in the campsite after she stalled at the top. Enjoy ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern

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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