Portugal first got on my radar when I had some clients of mine talk about recent trips they had there. They talked about the culture, the food, the relative safeness and how reasonable the cost was. Then I had some co workers take a trip there and thier pictures were inspiring. Needless to say I did a little digging on my own and put it on my travel list. The main areas that get traveled in Portugal are the north, Porto and the Douro Valley, the Algarve down in the south, known for their cliffs and green sea, and of course Lisbon. My first stop was Porto. Porto is part of the Douro valley. Wine country. This is the birth place of port wine and also the main reason that Portugal got it’s name. I had
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