My solo journey of the heart and World
I had already arranged a ride with a very reasonable priced transfer service and I arrived with plenty of time before getting on the plane. We were stopping at Amsterdam before going directly to Detroit. Landed in Amsterdam and found my new gate without a problem and as I boarded the plane and walked down the aisle, …
It was Thanksgiving. Obviously, countries in Europe do not celebrate this holiday that is so important in the United States. I decided to take a day trip to Tavira, a small town about an hour by train from Faro. This was a town listed in the Rick Steves book so I figured it was a good one to …
I had not made a plan for the day and even though it was not beach weather, I wanted to see the beach on one of the many islands and isthmuses that dotted the coast of Faro. I decided I wanted to see Praia de Faro, one of the most popular beaches in the area. I packed …
I finally was going to get out on the water and see the coast from the sea. My previous attempts to both kayak and go out on a boat tour all ended with failure for one reason or another, but all looked good for today. I was leaving out of Albufeira which was about 30-40 minutes by …
My choices to get to Faro from Alvor included a long bus ride with a transfer in Portimao or I could take the bus to Portimao and then get myself to the train station there to catch a train to Faro. The train was faster and so far all of the trains I had taken in …
Alvor is such a small town that they don’t even have an actual bus station but I got off at the main bus stop in town which was just a 6 minute walk from my airbnb there. Alvor was a small fishing town with a small typical downtown and then the harbor area. I wanted a little …
The day of the hike It was a bit of a cloudy day but not super cold and I headed out from the center of town. There is at some points a boardwalk you can take and there are also an endless amount of dirt paths that crawl over the cliffs so I found a route …
I took the train from Evora to Lagos early in the morning but because of the timing of when it would arrive, I had to wait about an hour until I was able to check into my room at the Airbnb. I was staying at another place where several people rented the individual rooms but shared …
I was pretty much packed up and had the free breakfast at the hostel, basically a roll and cereal along with coffee and walked to the train station. The weather was forecasted to be sunnier and warmer for the next few days, which I was looking forward to. I had bought the ticket for the first half …
Tomar is an even smaller town than Aveiro and was the headquarters for the Knights Templar. The town was founded by one of the Grand Master Knights and a castle was built in the 12th century. This is what I was visiting Tomar for. The castle turned convent turned historical site was huge, very intact and it consisted …