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After several enjoyable days in the Southwest Alentejo and Vincentine Coast Natural Park, we continued our journey across Portugal. The next destination was the Algarve region that covers the southern part of the country, along the Atlantic Ocean. I was a bit sad to leave the natural park but, at the same time, I was also looking forward to new adventures. Many years ago I travelled across northern ...
After several enjoyable days in Lisbon, Fatima and Sintra, it was time for us to continue our travel across Portugal. We were going to the Southwest Alentejo and Vincentine Coast Natural Park. We were all very excited, especially because that was supposed to be the best part of our trip. The excitement came from the fact that we knew that we were going to spend time in nature and on the beach. ...
Of all places that me and my friends visited in Portugal, together with Lisbon, Sintra is the most beautiful. It's only after you've been there that you understand that it is deservedly a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sintra is approximately 30km from Lisbon. The same as Fatima, it's also possible to do a day trip. That's exactly what we did. We had a car and it was nice and easy to go there and come back ...
I've been to Fatima before. Back in September 2005, I went on a trip with my Italian friends. It started in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. From there, we crossed into Portugal and visited various places. The Portuguese leg of the journey started in Porto and finished in Lisbon. In between, we went to Braga, Porto, Coimbra, Leiria and also to Fatima.
This time, I went to Portugal with a different group ...
After five weeks in Turkey, it was time to decide what to do next. One option was to stay in Turkey longer and visit eastern parts of the country. The other option was to do something different. I was also getting a bit tired and was missing the company of my friends. Regardless of numerous but sporadic interactions with various people, I was on my own for five weeks. So, I decided to go to Italy, to stay ...
In my previous article, Back in Riccione, I mentioned that the main reason for my recent travel to Italy was to attend my friend's 50th birthday party. A month earlier, my friend's brother asked me to send him some photos of places that my friend and I visited together. He wanted to make a photo album, a retrospective of my friend's life. It was a wonderful idea, to step back in time and revisit past ...
