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Lisbon (Days 18, 19 & 20 - Sunday 7/28, Monday 7/29, & Tuesday 7/30)
The last phase of our Portuguese odyssey began from Salema on Sunday morning. We decided to check out the nearby Sagres fortress, which...
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Aug 1, 20243 min read
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Salema (Days 15, 16 & 17 - Thursday 7/25, Friday 7/26, & Saturday 7/27)
On Thursday morning we said goodbye to Tavira and prepared for our trek across the southern Algarve coast, a 1 1/2 hour drive to the...
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Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Tavira (Days 12, 13 & 14 - Monday 7/22, Tuesday 7/23, & Wednesday 7/24)
On Monday 7/22, we departed Nazare and the aforementioned Castle of the Templar Knights and Convent of Christ in Tomar, and after about...
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Jul 24, 20242 min read
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Nazare (Days 10 & 11 - Saturday 7/20 & Sunday 7/21)
On Saturday 7/20 after leaving the university city of Coimbra, we took off towards the north-central coastal city of Nazare. We had fun...
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Jul 24, 20243 min read
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Coimbra (Days 8 & 9) (Thursday 7/18 & Friday 7/19)
We arrived in Coimbra from the Douro Valley Thursday afternoon. Mike's amazing driving skills nearly caused an international incident,...
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Jul 20, 20242 min read
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Pinhao (Days 6 & 7) (Tuesday 7/16-Wednesday 7/17)
Tuesday morning we left our hotel room in Porto and went back to the airport to rent our car for the rest of our trip around the country....
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
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Porto (Days 3, 4 & 5) (Saturday 7/13, Sunday 7/14, Monday 7/15)
We left London EARLY Saturday morning (on three hours sleep), which guaranteed an early arrival in Porto Portugal. Note to self, flying...
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Jul 15, 20243 min read
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London, actually! (Days 1 & 2) (Thursday7/11 & Friday 7/12)
On Thursday 7/11, Mike & Katie took off on their latest adventure to Portugal. But first, a quick stop over in London for two days to...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
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