Destination: Portugal

Lisbon's Characterful First Impression

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [2113] | Comments [1]

“Marijuana? Hashish?” First impressions mean a lot, and this was mine when I arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. I had barely stepped outside the doors of the Metro station when a man in his 50’s with a thick moustache and protruding beer ... Read more >

Tags: europe, lisbon, portugal

Roadtrip Lisboa

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 | By lisboa | Views [465] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I love filming. I love travelling. When the 2 most important things in my life come togehter, nothing can stop me from making amazing work. Besides filmmaking I am a musician - wherever I travel (England, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Slovakia) I'm filming ... Read more >

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Sao Miguel, Azores, Where?

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By whatyoumakenotuptofate | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry

The year was 1996, I was about to turn seven. I will never forget the smell getting off the plane. Canada was dry, here it was wet and salty. I had never heard of Portugal, but my parents said we were on an island. The ocean looked like a lake, but it ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Passport & Plate - Chicken mango curry

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By mangolove | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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14 places to eat and drink in Hull

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By jamesllee | Views [727]

Take a break after a long day’s sightseeing in Hull, Yorkshire with a well-deserved bite to eat or a drink in one of Hull’s many pubs or bars. Hull has a wide range of eating and drinking spots so you’re sure to find something to suit ... Read more >

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Estoi / Mileu

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [647]

The next day I woke up early (1o am) and tried to rouse others (Well, just J and Jared) so we could make the treck to Estio (pronounced Schtoy). Estoi has one of the biggest markets in the ALgarve the second Sunday of the month, and it happened to be ... Read more >

Olhao

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [597]

I woke up really early (5:4 am) the next day to drive Jared's mom and Glen to the airport in Faro. We got there without a hitch (except the part where I almost ran over a pedestrian in a traffic circle), but I got pretty lost coming back. I'm totally ... Read more >

Fuzeta Beach Days

Sun, 8 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [963] | Comments [1]

    This entry will discuss two beach days in Fuzeta: the first was right after we got here, and the second was the day after we went to Tavira.  Our first full day in Fuzeta was spent mainly at the beach. We woke up late-ish and gathered ... Read more >

Tavira

Fri, 6 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [480]

Jared was up again until 5 or 6 doing work. I didn't even hear him come in. So, we both slept in pretty late (12:30) after yesterday's fun in the sun. I tried to push sunscreen on people, but I had no takers besides putting a little on Jared's head. ... Read more >

Lisbon to Algarve

Thu, 5 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [536]

In the morning we all got up, and got ready to leave. I was originlly slated to pick up the car with Jared, and then drive back to Lisbon to pick eveyone up. However, Justin and Tina told me they'd pack up and go with us so I didn't have to drive back ... Read more >

3rd day / last day LIsbon

Thu, 5 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [456]

  But...I woke up early. Jared stayed up all night again working. I knew Jared's other brother J. was coming into town around 1pm so I left to go check out the ruins of a Roman 14th century church early in the day. I headed out early with Justin ... Read more >

2nd Day Lisbon

Thu, 5 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [481]

This - for now - will be a placeholder. The second day in Lisbon we did a lot of walking, some sightseening on the28, and had a wonderful dinner.     Jared wants to make sure I add something about Europea fashion at some point in this ... Read more >

1st Day Lisbon

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 | By lizscar | Views [462] | Comments [2]

We got into the Lisbon Airport and breezed through customs - well, there wasn't really customs because we went from one EU Country to another. Yes, the EU thing is convenient but I really miss getting all the stamps in my passport. I only got one stamp ... Read more >

Photos: Portugal

Tue, 6 Aug 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Photo Gallery

Portugal

Tue, 6 Aug 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Views [851] | Comments [1]

Porto Despite our initial plans to “overland” it from Madrid to Portugal, there just isn’t a convenient or even slightly direct way to get to Porto, Portugal.  So we opted to treat ourselves and fly. However, I was bound and ... Read more >