A little taste of the Mediterranean Photo 7

A little taste of the Mediterranean

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November 2nd 2009
About three weeks ago I spent our 4-day weekend (which they refer to as “Puente” or bridge) in Lisboa, and the Costa de Caparica in Portugal. I went with 3 other guys, and I learned from the planning of that trip, or I should say “non-planning,” that it’s better to plan out vacations ahead of time. That being said, everything turned out fine; it was just more stressful than it needed to ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisboa

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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