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PORTUGAL | Fri, 11 May 2018 | By pbm6 | Views [348]
I walk down to the Tagus. It’s as wide as the River Mersey is here near the mouth. I pass the large gothic facade of the Jerónimos Monestry in the centre of Belém. Riverside are the Torre de Belém (Belem Tower) and the Padrã... Read more >
Tags: belem, circumnavigations3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads, lisbon, portugal
SPAIN | Fri, 5 Feb 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [623]
Last Night in Spain
I starting writing this in Seville, but it has been difficult for me to finish. I haven't written much about Spain/Andalusia yet because, to be honest, the cities just didn't inspire me as much as Lisbon did. It's not really ... Read more >
Tags: andalusia, budget, córdoba, granada, lisbon, maugham, sabbatical, seville, travel
PORTUGAL | Sat, 23 Jan 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [625] | Comments [1]
Last Night in Lisbon
I am sorry to see my time in Lisbon come to an end. It ushered me so gently into this endeavor that I have begun to feel quite comfortable here, and I am looking ahead with a little bit of nervous anticipation again. I have ... Read more >
Tags: budget, lisbon, portuguese, sabbatical, travel
PORTUGAL | Thu, 21 Jan 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [618]
Lisboa, Lisbon, Lissabon, Lisbonne
Quote from Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), Portuguese poet, born in Lisbon:
"Over seven hills, which are as many points of observation whence the most magnificent panoramas may be enjoyed, the vast irregular ... Read more >
Tags: lisbon, sabbatical, travel
PORTUGAL | Tue, 2 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [494]
Today was sort of a blah day. I had plans to go to a few musuems, but the ones I had plans to go to we're closed since they are closed on Mondays.
I did go to a transit museum, which was interesting because I am interested in trains, trams and other ... Read more >
Tags: lisbon
PORTUGAL | Mon, 1 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [573]
If you look at the picture of the April 25th bridge, you will see pictures of Cristo Rei, which is a large monument and cross on the far side of the suspension bridge. It is actually Lisbon's answer to Christ the Redeemer from Brazil. Yesterday, ... Read more >
Tags: christ, lisbon
PORTUGAL | Sat, 30 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [565]
That must be what the message was I was conveying yesterday in Lisbon-that I am trying to buy drugs. At least 8 guys, mostly middle-age to older tried to sell me drugs. And these guys are persistant. I found that yelling "I DON'T DO DRUGS" at the ... Read more >
Tags: lisbon, museum
PORTUGAL | Fri, 29 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [518]
Yesterday, I left the UK. I took a 2 1/2 journey by train to London Gatwick airport, which involved changing trains at a station called Reading. The train(s) stopped at the typical England villages, with a car park, nice town square, some with ... Read more >
Tags: airplane, lisbon, portugal
PORTUGAL | Fri, 20 Feb 2015 | By michaelmau | Views [299]
THE VIEW FROM MY BALCONY
at the top of Beco do Monte invites me to explore the seven hills of Lisbon. There’s the Jardim de S. Pedro de Alcântara where Ricardo Reis thought about Lydia and Marcenda. There’... Read more >
Tags: lisbon, portugal, run
PORTUGAL | Tue, 6 Jan 2015 | By thetravelingseed | Views [528] | Comments [1]
People never cease to amaze me. Travelers solidarity is one thing, having someone I never saw before hand me their car and say "take it, it will be faster than a taxi" is not something I would expect to happen in Lisbon. It just did.
I went to Indian ... Read more >
Tags: india, kindness, lisbon, people, visas
PORTUGAL | Mon, 25 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1690]
“I know Honey, let’s get married in a 600 year old UNESCO World Heritage Site! That will impress all your friends!”
Ok, maybe that’s not how the conversation would have gone, but that is definitely what had eventually happened.... Read more >
Tags: europe, lisbon, portugal
PORTUGAL | Sun, 24 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1709] | Comments [3]
The drive from Vancouver had taken over a year. The distance on the most direct route is 7248 kilometres, but that trip saw me drive more than 20’000 kilometres. Canada is a vast country and trying to reach North America’s eastern most ... Read more >
Tags: cabo da roca, europe, lisbon, portugal
PORTUGAL | Sat, 23 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1984] | 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
PORTUGAL | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By journal_by_brusonja | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Dusan Stojancevic. I am from Serbia, former Yugoslavia.
I love Photography as long as I can remember. Probably I inherited the passion from my parents, who always had the cheap Russian cameras at home.
By education, I am a Food Engineer, ...
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Tags: algarve, lisbon, portugal, tavira
PORTUGAL | Sat, 3 Dec 2011 | By brettcooke | Views [1123]
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
USA | Sat, 26 Jun 2010 | By alexkozovski | Views [768]
Hello again. Amazing day today. Last night I went drinking with some French girls from Bordeaux. Surprisingly they were tons of fun. We went to dance at a place called Chapitos, which is also an art studio. The view was fantastic and after, we went ... Read more >
Tags: aljo, amazing, ariel pink haunted grafitti, barrio alto, cool, fun, lisboa, lisbon, madrid, portugal
USA | Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By alexkozovski | Views [745]
Hello, How are you. I'm flying out in a few days but somehow I am going to miss summer in NYC. There is no time for saudade or nostalgia however. My backpack is semi packed, all shots up to date, travel insurance check, 120 film check, my trusty Canon ... Read more >
Tags: blog, british airways, delhi, india, lisbon, madrid, porto, portugal, spain, travel
PORTUGAL | Wed, 4 Feb 2009 | By jjassen | Views [569]
Day 0 - Zurich Airport layover - One of the smoothest landings ever got me into Europe, officially. Inside the airport, I enjoyed a bullet train shuttle that had cowbells and mooing sounds playing of the loudspeaker. A Swiss Miss milk maid smiled ... Read more >
Tags: airports
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