Watchout Keith!

First taste of Portugal

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October 11th 2010
Lisbon greets us by putting on a thunderstorm with driving rain. Tessa's Portuguese friend Jose is at the airport and its great to meet him. They haven't seen each other for 20 years. He is very generous and helps us with a car and a guide to Portugal and a friend's place to stay. It makes such a difference to have a local friend to help us. Its exciting following Jose's car with Tessa at the w ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

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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