Portuguese Camino Day 3 (Esposende to Viana do Castelo 24 km)
At last, we were away from the beach, rested after a day off, and ready for the road. It was still a longish and hot day, but we made a smart move early and...
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Portuguese Camino Day 2 (14 September)
Saturday saw us walking 26 kms to Esposende, which seems to be the ultimate Portuguese beach town. The day was complicated by temperatures in the high twenties, ultimately reaching 30 degrees, lack of good...
Portuguese Camino Day 1 (13 September)
It is pure coincidence that we start our pilgrimage proper on Friday 13 September. This is, at least in part, a spiritual Camino, with no room for cheap superstition, talismans and holy medals! Ignore...
Porto Day 3: 12 September
The first day out of Porto on the camino (or caminho, for the locals) is a pretty brutal 34 kilometres. Some just start at Matosinhos, at the end of the metro, which cuts off...
Porto Day 2 (Wednesday 11 September)
The day-trip to the Douro (now a major film…) Watch the preview here! This was a very long day, but it is one of the few ways you can really get to grips with...
Porto, Day 1 (Tuesday 10 September)
It was time to go to Porto. The metro station at Baixa-Chiado is incredibly deep, although I can’t tell if it is more dramatic that the escalators down to the new Sydney stations; but...
Lisboa Day 3 (Monday 9 September)
Monday is washing day (so goes the song), which meant our first sightseeing of the day involved front-loading washing machines. However, it was among the easiest wash we’ve had to do while travelling, and...
Lisboa, Day 2 (Sunday 8 September)
Well now we know to call Lisbon by its local name, pronounced “lishboah”, and originating from its Moorish history! With a proper night’s sleep, the world looked much better and we were appreciating the...
Lisbon, Saturday
We were not at our best on the morning of our first day. Fortunately, we had booked a walking tour at 11 am, so we enjoyed the excellent breakfast offered at the Holiday Inn,...
Another year, another journey.
I should get used to the idea that I only blog when travelling or annoyed, and as I am mostly annoyed when writing for my dissertation, most of the angst ends up on my...