http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Portugal , Algarve , Lagos en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:01:41 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:01:41 BST It is to hot over here We have left Portugal now and in Spain and yesterday it was hitting 43deg in Saville where we are now so very hot.Well Portugal was pretty much the same heat but no way as bad so was heaps easier for sightseeing. We covered pretty much North to South in the week we had there starting in Porto up the North end. I seemed to be a very old city with all narrow streets and we go http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-303608.html We arrived at Lagos bus station not having a clue where we were. luckily we found ourselves someone who could help and we ended up walking across town to the camp site. Wewell josh put up a tent well done us. it was pretty hot but we had the sea breeze. the tent was smaller than we remembered we chilled out in the park and had an early night ready for one day detox we were in the tent chatt http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-302784.html I'm not sure if that title is real Portugese or not. It's my best guess at the translation of the Portugese beach. I spent my days in Portugal alone or with the Spanish girls who shared my room at the hostel so I didn't actually learn more than a few words of Portugese.But I didn't go there to learn Portugese. I went there to relax on the beach and that's pretty much all I did. Like Martil I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-299547.html hola againits been awhile but life here seems to have increased its pace ALOT the 3rd week the one right after malaga and gibraltar was quite busy. it seems that i just decided to take full advantage of my vacation time here and that meant giving up some things...since i couldnt give up class or sight seeing or shopping OR hanging out with friends and going out..it seems sleeping was the first http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-291962.html Yeah so much for staying here for three or four days. We've been here for almost three weeks now but after some serious beach serious sun and serious partying it's time to move on. Jay and I were very close to finding jobs here and staying until the middle of July. Eventually though we decided to keep moving see most of what we came here to see and come back next May for jobs.Lagos is a sm http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-290738.html For Halliersquos last weekend in Europe we decided to do a fiveday trip to Lisbon and Lagos Portugal. We took the midnight bus from Sevilla after saying goodbye to Donny and Julia for the last time. As we found our seats a redheaded boy in the back of the bus gave us a knowing nod acknowledging that we were all Americans. Ben as he calls himself Benji as I took to calling him approac http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-277802.html Dear friends of MaddyI decided to publish this after the interest in the McCanns seemed to be freshly in peoples minds. I hope that those of you who are still interested in helping to find madeleine will spread this information...as perhaps it will help to find out who dunnit...Ive had an incredible amount of people reading my articles on the disappearance of Madeleine and it shows me that I must http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-272163.html Hey Everyone So this is sort of my fairwell blog to you all. I am in my last week of classes here in Spain and will leaving in two short weeks. I cant believe how fast everything is going Im looking forward however to my month of traveling and visits. It should be a fantastic time and will have to tell you about it when I get back since I dont have the time to really write in the next month http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-268596.html When in Portugal we explored Lisbon the capital city for a daynight and a small beach town named Lagos for three. Lisbon is very city like although itrsquos definitely not your average city. It has a lot of old Moorish influence which comes from the ancient Arabs and Moroccans. There is a labyrinth of windy roads with no names in the middle of the city. One of the explanations for this com http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-266793.html We were very excited to be going to the beach town of Lagos today after the weather was against us at San Sebastian. Our one and only aim sit on the beach swim and generally do nothing. However not everything turned out quite as we had plannedhellip On the way there we had a quick exit off the train at Tunes to transfer onto the train to Lagos and just as the train doors were closing I re http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-263722.html Wow what a trip 4 nights at an amazing apartment with everything included as far as cooking untensils a dishwasher wash machine that noone used stove oven hugggge porch to hang out on 3 bedrooms a living room dinner table tv two bathrooms and 7 other amazing roomates Plus a beach that I didnt want to leave.. and it happened to be called playa de anaSo even though the trip took a l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-262678.html Friday... after a 6 hour bus ride we arrived in Lagos at about 10pm. We found our hostal... which was by far the nicest hostal ive seen stayed in. It was filled with people around our age and there was a huge entertainment room with couches and a big tv and a couple computers. Our room was just the 6 of us that came together Me Cody Colleen Adam Alex and Brad. We settled in and then went to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-262657.html Last Thursday my friends Jess and Alex and I hopped on a train to Sevilla and then took a bus to Loule Portugal. We spent the night there and hopped on another bus to Lagos and spent a few days there then headed back to Spain where we spent a day and a half in Sevilla and saw our first glimpse of the Semana Santa holy week festivities.Portugal is beautiful especially if you escape the sprawlin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-257662.html Were leaving our beloved village in two days. The month has gone by so very quickly. Weve discovered so much more about this area than we understood last year on our first visit. Our favorite discovery is the beachcliff walks that paralell the sea. The sea has changed greatly on this visit. Weve had a series of easterly winds and storms. So weve seen our quiet wave action turn into pou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-249294.html Weve just returned from a threeday bus tour that was great fun. The first day we drove to Seville Spain for a few hours. What we saw of the city was beautiful the Plaza of Spain a beautiful building built for a 1929 Exposition the old Jewish Quarters and St. Marys Cathedral. The latter is twothirds of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes a royal palace. Well be going back http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-246977.html We made two trips to Loule last week. The town is the largest in the interior of the Algarve between the sea and the mountains and is known as a great market town. Our first trip however was to go to their Carnaval They have the largest carnival celebration in Portugal with a parade of 17 floats. The parade was around and around the same four long blocks in town where the street is separa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-245558.html Were finally bestrirring ourselves to get out on the road somewhat. Two of the places weve recently visited are Sagres and Monchique.Sagres is where Henry the Navigator set up his famous School of Navigation in the 16th century. Hed gathered the best minds in Europe to study navigation which started Portugal's ability to explore so much of the world. They believe his school was out on a pro http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-244220.html My sincerest apologies for not writing sooner. There is something about this place that just mesmerizes us. Whereas in Funchal there was a definite beat to the city and I wanted a routine here there is no schedule routine or desire to make plans. We are just so happy to BE here.A word about where we are The Algarve is the southern coast of Portugal Western Algarve is the least developed http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-243172.html SINCE I STARTED THIS BLOG... IVE BEEN GETTING NUMEROUS COMMENTS...MOSTLY SUPPORTIVE. SOME INSULTING...BUT HEY...THATS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST... I wanted to respond to some of them and the latest identikit thats being toked around by the press. The man in the identikit is very similar to the man that I saw in a vision or conscious dream I had. As a Christian we are allowed to ask God to show us t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-240995.html Lagos est une petite ville situe sur le bord de l'Atlantique et peuple de jeunes touristes en manque d'alcool. Nous nous y sommes bien amuss malgr que nos tentatives de se lever tt et de visiter les environs de la villes frent vaines. Le point le plus marquant de ce sjour ft la rencontre de deux aventuriers Qubcois la retraite sur un voilier. Un beau matin JeanClaude et Marcel respe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-218982.html As I've been saying all along... something about this whole story is NOT kosher... My first story stated IF this girl was abducted... This mantra Find Madeleine.FIND MADELINE FIND MADELEINE.. captured the heart of the British Public and many good people around the world ...including myself offered time energy and money TO FIND THIS LITTLE GIRL... We my friend and I took the time http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-199828.html I have decided that the Algarve coastline in Portugal is heaven on earth If you havent been there add it to your list of places to go but don't tell anyone else as it is not that touristy yet The combination of specacular coastline rugged cliffs beautiful sandy beaches crystal clear water and awesome food made our time in the Algarve very enjoyable. It was also hot and sunny each day whi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-197092.html So we boarded our bus for the looooong it ended up being almost five hoursand that was the express bus ride to Lagos on the Algarve Coast of Portugal. We were worried about the weather since it poured for the first half of the ride but the closer we got to the Portuguese border the sunnier it became. We crossed over a spectacular suspension bridge and into Portugal. When we finally arriv http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-196813.html So Liz finished off the last blog in Madrid.Next stop on our short tour of Spain was delightful Seville. Despite its stifling heat this has to be one of my favourite places so far with an interesting mixture of Muslim and Christian cultures not seen in European cities grand buildings interesting tales and some delicious food.We were only here for 2 full days and with so much to do we really h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-196566.html After pretty much five days in the bustling cities of Portugal it was time for some fun in the sun on the Algarve.With beautiful beaches and cheap airfares to nearby Faro predictably Lagos is a holiday haven for golfers and Brits. Apart from an old city wall a fortress and a church there's nothing much to see in Lagos but that was not why we came here.Once we arrived we found our hostel a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-196356.html OlaAs I do not have much time to write and no pictures to post have not been able to upload them in internet cafes I merely wanted to tell you all that I love and miss you.I am in Lagos Portugal south Algarve region and it is absolutely beautiful. I have only been here a short day but I have enjoyed the people culture and ocean so much that Lagos may rival San Diego as a new favorite cit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-191038.html Hey all Yeah so we have been slacking quite a bit with our blogging. As our trip nears it's end we are spending as much time in the sun and at the sights as we can. Since our last entry we have moved around a lot but dare not miss some of the places we have been. One of the most beautiful cities we have been to is Lagos in southern Portugal. It is a small laid back town but because of the s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-183436.html i have fallen in love his name is Portugal and i never wanna leave him lol maybe i loved Madrid so much cuz it was hot...or maybe it was the palm trees or the spanish guys but i actaully realized that i was sick of the cities it was fun and great to explore but i was so ready for a beach so we took a night train to Lisbon Portugal and thats when i fell in love Lisbon is small its f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-180454.html Directions Cross boulevard find BP gas station follow street street parallel to pharmacy come to small white building with street on both sides take left cultural center third street on right. Dina's Guesthouse. After a six hour long bus ride from Sevilla trains didn't run these were the only directions we had to find our next home. Lagos a small beach village luckily offered a larg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-178895.html