In the streets of Lisbon, watch out for the thieves and drug dealers. One of them assured us that "Hashish is legal here, it´s not like in England." Yeah, thanks buddy, I´ll believe that when I move to England ok...
Lisboa May 25th 2005 We took a night bus from Algeciras to Sevilla to Lisbon. When we got here this morning at 6am we were pretty beat so we had a cabbie take us to a "cheap hotel close to the city center" which is exactly what he did. The place looke depressing but we didn´t care much. We hopped in the beds right away and slept for 3 hours, got up took our showers, and we left feeling refreshed. Unlike the place ... read more
Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon 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
Five years ago my brother spent a year studying at the University Granada in Spain. And for the last five years he hasn't stopped talking about it. If his enthusiasm is anything to go by this trip will be magnificent. After talking about this trip for so long the stars have finally lined up and we embark on our journey on May 16th. Keep coming back for pictures, stories and adventures.... full info