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Continue reading →: Sintra – city of palaces
A lovely day trip to Sintra where we explored the Moorish castle and Pena Palace before the weather closed in and rain started.
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Continue reading →: Lisbon – storms and steps
We didn’t see quite as much of Lisbon as planned with the terrible storm and torrential rain but we made the most of our experience there. Yummy food city.
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Continue reading →: Algarve – Lagos and Portimão
Lagos and Portimão are the two main towns in the algarve. We spent time in both but didn’t really hang out there – too many other places to visit.
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Continue reading →: Portuguese MotoGP
The Portuguese MotoGP was AWESOME, we had the best seats and loved every minute of it. Fascinating to see how the event was run and fantastic to experience the crowd and racing too.
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Continue reading →: Benagil Cave and the end of the world
Two of our day trips in the Algarve were a boat ride to see the Benagil Cave and other wonderful sites along the coastline. Plus a visit to the end of the world where we enjoyed walking and looking over the 40M cliffs – eek.
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Continue reading →: Algarve week – Lovely beaches and Albufeira
The Algarve is lovely, we are staying in Lagos at Dom Pedro a beachside complex with a balcony and lovely view. We visited Albufeira and some lovely beaches.
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Continue reading →: Sevilla – city of oranges
A quick visit to Sevilla but we fell in love with this vibrant city of oranges. Tapas, sherry, sights in a large city which has a small city vibe. Glad we stopped by for our last few days in Spain!
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Continue reading →: El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Path)
This cliff face walk is exhilarating. The scenery is fantastic, cliffs looming above and below, a beautiful river valley and wonderful nature park. Loved every minute of the Caminito del Ray – strongly recommend.
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Continue reading →: Ronda and Setenil
Ronda and Setenil are both impressive to visit, full of tourists and steeped in history. We took a tour to these two towns and enjoyed seeing the areas surrounding Málaga.
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Continue reading →: Málaga, Costa del Sol
Málaga is a great base for exploring Andalusia and is a lovely city as well. Great vibe, lots of sites, beaches and a cruise ship and super yacht port too.
Kia ora
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Recent posts
- UK small towns and sites
- Scotland – Dundee
- Scotland – Loch Lamond and Glasgow
- Lovely Liverpool
- Manchester and Mumford & Sons
- Bath, Nunney and Castle Combe
- A quick visit to London
- Switzerland – a day in the snow
- Switzerland – Zürich
- Itinerary update – UK Road trip
- Sintra – city of palaces
- Lisbon – storms and steps
- Algarve – Lagos and Portimão
- Portuguese MotoGP
- Benagil Cave and the end of the world
- Algarve week – Lovely beaches and Albufeira
- Sevilla – city of oranges
- El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Path)
- Ronda and Setenil
- Málaga, Costa del Sol
- Córdoba – historic city worth visiting
- Mezquita Córdoba
- Almería – interesting places to visit
- Almería – a surprising experience
- Costa Blanca – Alicante and Altea
- Benidorm – beautiful and crazy
- Barcelona – Miró and food!
- Barcelona – a very walkable city
- Barcelona – The Beths and Basilica
- Lovely Lyon
- Milla in Paris, part deux
- Milla in Paris
- Bordeaux, haircuts and Paris
- Saint-Émilion and Libourne
- Saint-Émilion – a picture postcard village
- Bordeaux and wine
- Leaving Spain – back to Porto
- Camino day 15 – our final final day of walking
- Camino day 14 – in Santiago (kinda)
- Camino day 13 – another lovely walk in the Spanish countryside
- Camino day 12 – hurricane Gabrielle arrived
- Camino day 11 – a lovely walking day in Northern Spain
- Camino day 10 – the hills and Vic’s knees
- Camino day 9 – a very mixed day
- Camino day 8 – hills, fire and a cute hotel
- Camino day 7 – Ola Spain!
- Camino day 6 – illness, uber and walking
- Camino day 5 – diverse terrain
- Camino day 4 – cobblestones are painful!
- Camino day 3 – Vic hits the wall
- Camino day 2 – getting our groove
- Camino Day 1 – taking it easy
- Porto day 3 – Camino prep
- Porto, wine and Imogen arrives
- Beautiful Porto
- France to Portugal!
- Pont du Gard and Uzès
- Pernes-les-fountaines and villa life
- Birthday and beautiful villages
- A villa in Provence
- Avignon a day to explore
- Paris to Avignon
- Paris, deuxième journée
- Bonne Journée. Paris day 1.
- Whirlwind Dubai
- Trip prep 2025
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