http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Portugal , Algarve , Lagos en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:46:37 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:46:37 +0000 My journey has taken an unexpected detour in Lagos. I've been here now for...let me see what day is it At which time I google calendar and look up the date lol...12 days At first it was great...lying on a beach all day long having tonnes of fun and meeting lots of new friends. I was having a blast But 12 days later I'm starting to realize that just maybe these activities aren't exactly th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-444320.html I arrived in Lagos in the afternoon and was unable to find a taxi anywhere. A local saw me and walked me to the door of my hostel. she was so kind. I spent a week in Lagos. I absolutely loved it. It is amazingly beautiful and so peaceful here. I came perfect time of year. During the summer Lagos is crazy with tourists. In October it was filled with locals and festivals. I went the culture fest an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-443384.html SUNBOY IS HEADING HOMEWell after getting the boat tied up and sorted Willem and I headed off to one of the local bars that has wi fi to check emails. The very exciting news we received is that Sunboy is now an official starter in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2009 along with 225 other cruising and racing yachts. Wahoooo.Our elation was soon quashed when the technicians told us that Hanse had s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-442973.html Lisbon Oeiras Sines Sagres Lagos LATE BREAKING NEWSWe tied up in Oeiras Marina smack bang next to a boat called Solitude a very large and beautiful looking Hanse 54. Small Nest was a couple of boats away and as usual saw a few other boats we had shared marinas with since we struck Portugal a few of them being British and Northern European Yachts heading south to make the Canary Isl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-442965.html I arrived in Lagos on Thursday and it's incredible here It's a small town in the Algarve the southern part of Portugal of about 20000 and it's basically just a beach town with lots of bars and restaurants and tiny winding streets like all of Portugal. The beaches are incredible though. They have these enormous cliffs and make you feel like a tiny little ant when you're up next to them Th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-441775.html Lagoshellipwhew....What a wacky crazy week I must admit I wasnrsquot planning to go to Portugal but when every second person you meet is saying.. go to Lagos... go to Lagoshellip its hard to ignore. So long story short lsquoI wentrsquo and it was loads of fun. Since being there I reckon Irsquove told another 20 people to go and about half already have. Basically Lagos is the poorrs http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-420777.html Good old Lagos....what a crazy and wonderful place I arrived in Lagos after an intense over night 13 hour train ride from San Sebastian. I was on a bench on the train with 6 other men for 13 hours Luckily I was able to crawl under the bench and lay on the floor beneath them for the majority of the trip and was even able to grab a few hours of sleep After a train transfer in Lisbon and anothe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-420702.html We travelled to the south coast of Portugal on the 5th of june. Spend 5 hours in a bumpy local train with no options for buying foodwater got us feeling pretty sick midway there. Live and learn kids which has become our motto when somethings goes wrongeven though everything more or less has been going smooth so far. Got to Lagos late a night and were in no mood for socializing. Therefore it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-409102.html I donrsquot know if I have a severe writers block or if its because I havenrsquot had very much time to myself the last couple of weeks but my blog is lacking. Irsquom sorry. I will try to revive it and remember what has gone on in the last couple weeks. Primero the weekend before last was my very own first road trip across Europe. It sounds grand and I am pretty ecstatic about it bu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-404608.html This weekend my friends and I went to Lagos Portugal. It was about a five hour bus ride from Seville. Me and seven other friends left Friday afternoon for our weekend getaway We got to Lagos around 8 pm checked into our hostel and went out for dinner. It was my first European hostel experience and it was awesome Since there was eight of us we actually got our own apartment with six beds we h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-404213.html Well....... I do not know where to begin Portugal has been a great chance to throw all the rules out the window leave the sites behind and drink party and sit on the beach. I can't remember the last time I had a holiday like this but it was much needed. Kelly an Aussie teacher I work with at Bannockburn Primary and we planned to fly into Lisbon and see where life took us. The Algarves were se http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-403019.html A Proposal in PortugalWho would have thought that I was going to get such a huge surprise on our one week holiday in Portugal Well it was obviously on the cards but a lovely surprise to be proposed to on a beautiful beach in Lagos. And yes the answer was defiantly YESWe started our adventure in Lisbon on a city tour bus the bus took us to all the must see attractions. Our favourite be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-385878.html Waiting for Anne Graham and Ben It is now Sunday afternoon 29 March two weeks before Easter. Thus A G B have got a good deal with Easyjet and Touriscampo where we are stopped for a few days in the sun.We have experienced a little expense here with the radiator leaking while we were in Spain. Unfortunately we could not find the leak at the first garage as it was raining hard and so it was a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-385779.html Despite staying still life keeps coming at us. The caravan remains in Turiscampo. We keep meaning to move on but itrsquos not quite that simple at the moment.Two weeks ago we decided to fly home for a surprise weeklong visit to the parentsinlaws intending to pack up on our return and start touring again. The trip home was easy. The RyanAir flights a bargain at 30 Euros each return . W http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-370014.html MARTINS MONTHLY UPDATEForget the collapse of the Icelandic banking System and the devaluation of the pound against the Euro. On the 2nd January 2009 real disaster struck Banno World when we ran out of Yorkshire tea bagsThe crisis was averted however on the 5th January when three parcels arrived at the camp reception from home. One of them contained a batch of our favourite brew and the others http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-363355.html Praia Da Luz Lagos Western Algarve. Portugal. Click on the photos to enlargeWe have come to a standstill. Itrsquos probably why I havenrsquot updated things in a while.After 3 months of continuous travel we were ready for a timeout so we came here a week earlier than planned in the first week of December and we are probably going to stay until the end of January. N http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-359269.html Itrsquos weird being out here in Portugal. Not the opening line you would expect is itItrsquos weird having your parents pick you up at the airport in their British car and drive without needing a map or arguing over what side of the road to drive on. Itrsquos weird driving to a camping and caravan site with a Pool Supermarket Restaurant Bar and Yoga classes. Itrsquos weird being met http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-356391.html Christmas is comingAs I write this Donna is annoying me by hanging dangly Christmas decorations above my head. She could seriously find herself part of a dangly decoration herself if she carries on.We have now arrived in Portugal at our Christmas site. It is called Turiscampo and is near Praia De Luz where Madeleine Mc Cann went missing. Spain like my ability to learn its language has been and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-351617.html I got back from an amazing weekend in Lagos last night around 10 pm and crashed into my bed head first and passed out immediately. We went with a tour company called Discover Sevilla who had the whole weekend planned to guarantee plenty of booze lots of sun surfing and VIP parties. We got there around 9pm on Friday which gave us plenty of time to get ready for the night ahead. We started off a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-331545.html Day 15 16 17 Lagos FaroFirst of all I would like to apologize. Yesterday evening we head into town just for a drink...you now how it goes....you meet some nice people this time a little bit older than us and you start sharing experiences...especially because they live in AlicantaYou buy one...they buy you two back....you buy one again....I lost count. I swear to the liquor god Dionysus a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-326264.html