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Portugal: Sister Leaves Me With Sprouts

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February 11th 2013
Well I think an update is much overdue. I have had a busy few weeks as my sister came to visit for 23 days and joined in the fun of 'retired' life ... and have those 3 wks flown by. It was great to wake up in the morning and hear somebody else potting about in the kitchen making breakfast (hoping for a surprise breakfast in bed), and cooking for each other in the evenings ... I ate very well and n ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Algarve

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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