Destination: Portugal

It's About Time

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By leoleoleo8 | Views [804] | Comments [1]

It's about time I finally put aside the time to get this journal blog started.  It was originally my intent to get this up and running before I left the states but for a number of reasons it took me six weeks to finally make it happen. Following ... Read more >

Feathers, feathers everywhere

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By leoleoleo8 | Views [1353]

Those who know me know how much my dog Leo was the love of my life.  Finding him in North Carolina 15 years ago was one of the most exciting things that every happened to me.  He was a special dog and he was the center of my universe until ... Read more >

Tags: dogs, feathers, leo

Fado Through My Window

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By eriklang | Views [480]

In a pluvial disproval of My Fair Lady , nary an airborne drop would meet the Spanish soil. As I watched the verdant champs of France give way to the sepia vegas beyond the Pyrenees, I would soon meet the heat of Madrid in the summer.  With ... Read more >

Photos: Grenada to Azores

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 | By hullabaloo | Photo Gallery

Grenada to the Azores

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 | By hullabaloo | Views [985] | Comments [2]

Greetings from Craig and Julie on board Hullabaloo in Flores, a small island in the Azores group, lying approx 1500km off the coast of Portugal in the North Atlantic. Yes I know some reading the journal will think we might be lost since we were ... Read more >

Capítulo 1: L'Europe à emporter: Aguas de Ma...yo

Thu, 24 May 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [693]

Lisboa nos dio la bienvenida muy temprano, después de un vuelo al que llegamos muy ajustados de tiempo, y en el que aprovechamos para recuperar un poco del sueño que perdimos al levantarnos a las 4 de la mañana.  De primera entrada, Lisboa nos recordó ... Read more >

Tags: europa portugal oceanarium

Photos

Mon, 7 May 2012 | By mettesv | Views [409]

So finally Jess and I have started to manage all the photo she takes. Before Portugal and that's a month ago we had almost 2500(!) pictures from our travels together. I have divided them up by country and tagged them with different things (try holy for ... Read more >

Tags: help x, portugal

Off-the-beaten-track travelling... Or not?!

Wed, 2 May 2012 | By mettesv | Views [656]

I will postulate that there is no off the beaten path! Everything have been done, seen and eaten. But travelling should not be about being the most special and innovative traveller the world have seen, it is about finding the way that you personally ... Read more >

Tags: portugal, sintra

My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By travelnotes | Views [331] | Scholarship Entry

I was fortunate enough to be part of a journey that took 38 refugee kids to see the sea for the first time. On the last day as we said our goodbyes every single child bowed, some crying, others holding it in; they wanted to show their gratitude, yet ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Photos: Lisbon, Portugal

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 | By earthspirit | Photo Gallery

Photos: Portugal

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 | By mimoso_666 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lisbon and Ericeira, Portugal

Sat, 3 Dec 2011 | By brettcooke | Photo Gallery

Tags: coxos, ericeira, jeronimos monastery, lisbon, sao jorge castle

Lisbon and Ericeira, Portugal

Sat, 3 Dec 2011 | By brettcooke | Views [1157]

It was just another sunrise as the train pulled in to Lisbon train station in Portugal. Tired and only a little irritable but we had things to do and friends to see. However, our friends Henrique and Verena were at work so we had an entire ... Read more >

Tags: belem tower, coxos, lisbon, ribamar, sao jorge castle

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By dferreira | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Lisbon

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 | By mperedaphotography | Flickr Photo Gallery