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Sintra (30km north west of Lisbon) - Sintra, Portugal Sintra, Portugal Met our driver/guide at 9am and spent the day visiting the sights of Lisbon and Sintra. Michael had portable Wi-Fi in his posh BMW, which worked a whole lot better than the free...

If you’ve chosen Portugal as your next holiday destination, prepare yourself for a trip filled with wonderful culture, fantastic food and some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. It’s not difficult to see why Portugal attracts travellers...

One World Trade Center in New York, City Hall and Heron Tower in London, Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona and Cloth Hall in Ypres will join Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening for St. Patrick’s Day 2017, for the first time. A full list of the historic buildings...

At the end of my last post, I mentioned dreading the loooong steep walk up the hill to the University of Coimbra. There is a "elevador" that you can catch up and down the hill, but it was closed for repairs at the time if our visit. Sigh. Anyway, even...

Earlier this year I undertook a rather long and splendid journey starting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and ending in Lisbon, Portugal. In seven previous posts I document our progress as follows: Amsterdam to Annecy Annecy to Cassis Cassis to Llanca...