Blogs from Algarve, Portugal, Europe - page 46

well we are still having van troubles... but at least now agnes has been joined by the booob and on saturday they had a sad together... but everyone is soo willing to help!!... loads of friendy ppl!!--- language is different in portugal cause its soo hard to pronouce and everyone speaks english!...im trying to put photos on here but i keep forgetting my camera cable!!--- oh well-- we are heading across the south of portugal to seville for some flamenco then down to morocco but we are not taking the van with us. to morrocoo ..agnes is in need of some tlc in seville cause of a hole in her radiator.....!.. the beaches here are great and some awsome cliffs...i still cant get over how cheap alcomohol is over here... !!.. in a pub a beer ... read more

I was desperate for bleach white walls, fresh sun dried clothes hanging from taunt lines, outside windows decorated with red flowers. Welcome to Lagos, in fact, welcome to all of Europe along the Mediterranean coast. Lagos, a historic port, 3 hours from Seville, Spain is a combination of quaint fishing lifestyle and a booming tourist trap. I found my way to Lagos , Portugal, for some much deserved solitude. It has been a two and a half months since leaving the country I know and exploring the “open minded Europe”, and I had to recoporate from the previous two weeks.... I am constantly trying new ways of transportation that is cheap and somewhat comfortable, but for the most part, I am really flexible and my standards have dropped a few degrees below diva…. I started ... read more

Well i have made it to southern Portugal. Its a lot more touristy down here, i mean its the beach and a nice one as well although very small. However the water is crystal blue..its amazing. I spent a night in Lisboa, the capital and largest city, but i hate to say it, its trash in my opinion. I got offered to buy drugs 3 times, and to some of you i guess thats 2 times too many. But i just didnt feel very safe there....oh and the hostel smelled like steamed cauliflower.... read more

Lagos, as I discovered Sunday, is a dreadful tourist-trap. The restaurants are chocked with elderly Brits and Germans and the shops are filled with touristy kitsch. It´s the kind of place I was actually embaressed to be walking around in. The beaches were nice, but the weather was overcast the whole time. At night it was a different story. I went out well after midnight on Saturday and Sunday with different groups of Aussis and Kiwis and even a couple locals and had a wonderful time both nights. Yesterday I woke up to drizzling rain (the first in 6 months in the region I´m told) and decided to leave. I took the travin here to Tavira, a nice little fishing town further east down the coast. I had read about a campsite on a island off ... read more

What do you do when you have a weekend off on Costa del Sol and want to get away from it all...? Easy - you go to Portugal. A most spontaneous trip it is. Initiator Miguel - in close co-operation with me and my car - do actually not have to excert a lot of influence to convince the two Swedish guapas Ida and Ullis to come along. Off we go. Via Seville, where a friendly police officer escorts us out of town and points us in the right direction, the road to Algarve is wide open. Of course with the obligatory pit stops to fill up water in the overheated radiator... After not too much hassle we enter Portugal, a first-timer for most of us. The first city we reach is Olhao. It doesn't take ... read more