Off he goes again.

Last day on the Douro.

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October 10th 2022
South side of the Douro so we are in Vila Nova de Gaia not Porto. Technical difference but important to locals! No one wants to be called a ‘tripe eater’ when they’re not! Talking food the ship served a ‘francesinha’ on board today. Poor substitute for the real thing and significantly smaller but it probably meant considerably fewer heart attacks than serving good ones. After breakfast ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Vila Nova de Gaia

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more