Another Paso

How many countries can I see?

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April 14th 2006
How many countries can I go to while in Spain? I selfishly wanted to add another country to my list so I went to Portugal for two days. I took the bus to Faro and had a day at the beach and then wandered around the town. There wasn’t much to see so I enjoyed the tranquil little town and the fact that there wasn’t a pressure to see all the sights. I have Semana Santa off from school which is ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Faro

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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