Tag: Flora
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Lisbon Weeks 4 & 5
Things have slowed down a bit — a good thing — as we’ve hit many of the sights and sites. So we’re doing a good bit of random walking through the neighborhoods, admiring the tile…
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Lisbon & Cascais Week 3
Another week full of fun and explorations. Monday we took the train out to the tony beach community that is Cascais. We wandered around the town, taking in the town beach, the marina, and the…
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Around Lisbon Week 1
We spent time exploring our neighborhood and re-exploring Lisbon. We walked a lot, but also took some Ubers, and the occasional tram and metro. We had hoped to visit the viewpoint at the top of…
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Foia, and a Wrong Turn
A wrong turn that turned into a fun winding mountain road, then a tiring Foia hike, salad, and packing for Lisbon.
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To the Edge of Europe
Out to Cabo de São Vicente — the southwestern corner of Europe — through Sagres and Lagos, then dinner at Pizza Auna, where the sourdough comes from a Seattle starter.
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Seven Hanging Valleys
8.9 kilometers of spectacular shoreline along the Seven Hanging Valleys trail, a lucky shared cab back, and a hazy-IPA-and-fish-tacos lunch at the Algarvian Brewery.
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A Day in Tavira
Tavira's bakery and castle, the ferry across to Isla de Tavira (with a tuna-burger lunch at Xiri), Praia do Barril and the anchor cemetery, then Cacela Velha and Cabanas before a Tapas do Mundo dinner…
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Down to the Algarve
Three days settling into Portimão — the Eurocar wait, an Irish Rover first night, eggs and salads at home, the lighthouse walk, and an overlook at the west end of Praia da Rocha.