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Van Trip - Portugal

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October 17th 2010
This blog is a very brief rundown our time spent driving up the coast of Portugal. We entered Portugal in the Algarve (south) but skipped the touristy section and headed straight for the south-west tip. The day we got there the surf was really good at a break called Zavial. I had a good surf but the crowds put a dampener on it. Good welcoming to Portugal nonetheless. The following two weeks we ... read more

Europe » Portugal

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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