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April 14th 2018
Published: April 14th 2018
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Friday 6 April – Batalha It was a transit day and you know what that means? Rain…and plenty of it. We left Lisbon under threatening clouds and made our way to a magical kingdom called Sintra. This town was the summer retreat for Portuguese nobility and is famous for at least 8 castles and a landscape that feels overgrown with old, crooked trees and an overdose of thick moss and enchanting vie... Read Full Entry



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Renae & Dwayne Knowles
Renae and Dwayne Knowles
Renae and Dwayne Knowles
Obviously we love to travel - who doesn't?!!. Each traveller has their own style and I describe them in three styles - McDonalds, Cafe & Degustation. 1) McDonald's - country hopping in a drive thru fashion 2) Cafe - choosing a smaller region to linger and explore 3) Degustation - choosing a town and living like a local Our travel style is Cafe - choosing a smaller region to explore and soak up the atmosphere in. I like to journal my experiences and thoughts and share them with friends and family. And I like to revisit the memories once we're home, reading and reminiscing on what we s... full info
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Ageing Tawny PortAgeing Tawny Port
Ageing Tawny Port
Big barrels of young portBig barrels of young port
Big barrels of young port
Porto at nightPorto at night
Porto at night
Penedes-Geres NP - wild horses!!Penedes-Geres NP - wild horses!!
Penedes-Geres NP - wild horses!!
The stallionThe stallion
The stallion
Our walk in the parkOur walk in the park
Our walk in the park
It was a 10km circuit but this was as far as we went (1km over a 28% gradient)It was a 10km circuit but this was as far as we went (1km over a 28% gradient)
It was a 10km circuit but this was as far as we went (1km over a 28% gradient)
A good swimming hole, albeit freezing!A good swimming hole, albeit freezing!
A good swimming hole, albeit freezing!



18th April 2018

Simon Lewis
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Have you read Bernard Cornwell series on Sharpe?
Hi Renae, Portugal (and Spain) is one of my bucket list locations, mainly due to my love of historical fiction and specifically for there the "Sharpe Series" by Bernard Cornwell who uses a figure of Richard Sharpe to follow Wellington's Peninsula War between Britain and France all the way through to the final battle of Waterloo in 1815. Here is one book from the series based around Coimbra http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/sharpes-escape-2/ Keep on travelling safe. Love your posts. Thanks,
19th April 2018

Renae and Dwayne Knowles
Renae & Dwayne Knowles

No, but Dwayne has the tv series with Sean Bean
Hey Simon, we haven't been reading up on any England/France history at the moment, as we've focused mainly on the transitions between Roman, Visigoth, Muslim and Christian rule. Will probably start looking at French history in the next week since we move into France this weekend.

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