Tavira I arrived in Lisbon around 5 PM and immediately headed to the rental car location at a hotel across the street from the airport. After a short wait, I was helped and received my car. Unfortunately, it was 6 PM on a Friday and raining when I left the rental location. The rental car […]
Algarve Day Trips
Algarve Day Trips The Algarve is small enough that you can take day trips to many locations along the coast. I would recommend staying in the Benagil area and going east or west from there. In the Algarve, day trips are easy via train, car, bus, or boat for closer locations. Below is what we […]
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Algarve – Benagil
Algarve – Benagil The next stop after Faro was Carvoeiro and the Benagil area for 2 nights. Carvoeiro is in the west-central area of the Algarve and is close to the Lagoa municipality as well as the famous Benagil caves. Therefore, we chose this as a good location due to its proximity to Benagil. Luckily, […]
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Algarve – Faro Portugal
Faro We arrived in Faro via bus from Huelva around 7 PM. The bus required a change in Tavira, Portugal along the way. Tavira looked like a nice town and it would have been nice to stay for more than a bus change. Unfortunately, that is all we could do since our bus tickets were […]
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Alentejo – Portugal Scouting Trip
Alentejo Alentejo was up next on my Portugal Scouting Trip. It wasn’t originally part of my plans for the trip. However, it was on the way from the Algarve to my next stopover in Coimbra. Instead of taking the highway from Albufeira to Coimbra, I decided to explore the countryside as there were several areas […]
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Portugal Scouting Trip 2022 – Itinerary
Portugal Scouting Trip What is a Portugal Scouting Trip you ask? Portugal has been on our radar for a few years as a retirement destination. This trip was to visit many areas we had been looking at (online) for about 4 years. My main goal was to rule out some areas and add others to […]
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How to see Europe on a budget
Europe on a budget I lived in Europe for 5 years and have returned 5 times since 2015 with my family. Europe has something for everyone, and you can experience a different culture every day. Do you hate planning every minute of your trip? Do you like flying by the seat of your pants? Below […]
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Eurotrip 2018 Itinerary
Eurotrip 2018 We spent over 3 weeks traveling in France, Spain, and Portugal, including the Azores. Our Eurotrip 2018 started in Paris, then to Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel, and Bordeaux in France. The Spain portion was San Sebastian, Barcelona, Torrevieja, and Seville. Portugal included the Algarve area, Lisbon, Aveiro, Porto, and ended at Ponta Delgada in […]
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Lisbon, Portugal 2018
Lisbon Our trip to Lisbon began around 11 AM at the Estômbar-Lagoa train station in the Algarve with a quick change in Tunes before heading north. Due to us using our Eurail passes, we had some flexibility on which train to take. The journey was just under 4 hours and went through the heart of […]
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Seville, Spain
Heading to Seville We left from the awkward little bus station in Torrevieja on the way to Alicante so we could catch the train to Madrid. The bus was not included with our Eurail pass; the train was covered though. The trip from Alicante to Madrid takes you through the Spanish countryside and takes a […]
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