Silves

Portugal - Pirates, Pebbles and the Tourist Traps

November 20th 2013
Day 5 - Wednesday 20th November Today Glyn and I went back to Silves via Algoz (that wasn't so much as sleepy but dead). We went that way for a change of scenery and to avoid toll roads. When we'd hired the car we were asked if we were going to use the motorway. This is because on large main roads, there are tolls. There are no toll booths as in the UK, which is good because working in one m ... read more

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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

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I started these blogs as a record for myself- something to read and comfort me when I'm old, cold and broke, wondering where all my money went... With time, my blogs have developed as it turned out other people were reading them! This has inspired me to improve my writing (well I try) and add more photos. I hope you enjoy reading my blogs and please do leave comments. The photos in the blog are taken on my phone, but when I return home, I always have lots of images from my DSLR, that I upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadeyc ... full info

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