How Not to Get Robbed Overseas! Getting robbed while overseas is not fun, like I found out in Lisbon Portugal! However, knowing what to do next can help save your trip from becoming a total disaster. Over the last 18 years of travelling extensively, I’ve been...
Getting to Fatima By Bus Fátima is a 90minutes RedX bus trip from the Lisbon bus terminal that’s adjoining the Metro station, ‘Jardim Zoológico’, on the Blue Line. There is no direct train service to Fatima. Coaches are comfortable and fitted with a toilet and...
The Portuguese WayWalking part of the Camino has been on my travel list for over 10 years. In early 2017, my husband Paul and I decided it was time to tick the ‘Portuguese Way’ off the bucket list. From the very beginning, we had no desire to carry everything on...
Braga Day Trips Visitors to Braga Portugal often include a visit to Ponte Lima and Guimaraes. It takes 50 minutes by bus from the Braga bus terminal to Ponte de Lima while the journey from Braga to Guimaraes by train takes about 1hr 25 mins with a change of train...
Beautiful Braga Braga is a beautiful Portuguese city of 200,000+ inhabitants and a cultural and religious tourist destination with a large pedestrian zone. Furthermore, it is a city you feel at home in. The narrow streets and alleyways are filled with people...
Famous for Port Wine Over the years, I’ve heard wonderful things about Porto and now, I see why. Porto is an ancient port steeped in history and tradition. The river port city in northwest Portugal known for its impressive bridges and port wine production....
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