by Dian Turner | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
Bom Dia (good morning) Our warm welcome in Lisbon was another attempt by a taxi driver to rip us off….BUT we know the trick now … we had been told it would be approximately 8 to €10 to get from the airport to our hotel for the night, so when we dropped us at what...
by Dian Turner | Jan 15, 2024 | 2024, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
We made a couple of stops on our way to our final lodging. Amarante was a quaint little town that is often called “the city of love”. I would agree the old town section was romantic with the majestic Serra do Marão mountain range rising above the town and the river...
by Dian Turner | Jul 25, 2020 | 2020, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
Short hop over to Lisbon Portugal…a metroplex housing 3 million vs Madrid at almost 6 million. Still LOTS of traffic. Lots to see and luckily our apartment was in the perfect location. The city is filled with bright yellow trams clattering by and all the streets...
by Dian Turner | Jul 20, 2020 | 2020, EUROPE, LATEST POST, PORTUGAL
Most of my family and friends know that when I travel I like to visit places that are listed in my book “1000 Places to See Before You Die”. When I first decided to head to Portugal, I read about Sintra, the “fairytale” village near Lisbon, west towards the coast. I...
