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Twistings in Porto, and twistings in plans

June 25th 2008
After finally escaping the fiendish clutches of Lagos -- and our own demented devices -- we landed in Porto, Porgual's second-largest city. It lies in the north of the country, on the Douro River near the Atlantic Ocean. It's an ancient city set on a number of hills overlooking its river. Most famously, the city is home to a number of port wine cellars, notably Sandeman's. Not particularly a fan o ... read more

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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

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Douglas Moser

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I am a 30-year-old writer from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in the USA who is going to Europe for three months this summer with a college friend. To save money, I'm living cheap and bartending in State College. We leave May 14. We're planning to hit most of Western Europe this summer, staring in Ireland, then going east through Northern Europe, but missing Scandinavia, until we get to Prague, then we're heading west again through Southern Europe. We're trying to make it to Portugal before heading back to Dublin to fly back home Aug. 13. And yes, the rubber chicken is coming with us. I've bee... full info

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