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Port 2

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April 23rd 2007
So back to the story eh? I arrive at noon at Faro airport down on the south coast. Looks like Florida, but with roundabouts and french cars. I surprise Helenee from behind with Bom Dia, do the hug thing and go find Heleneê´s roommate, Stacia, who is borrowing a car to come get me. So how do they decide to introduce me to Portugal? SHOPPING! Brilliant. We end up at Faro Shopping Center after ge ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Lagos

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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