by Mark Wyld | May 25, 2017 | Portugal |
Albufeira is on the Algarve in Portugal. There has been a settlement since Roman times in Albufeira. Back in the Roman times, it was known as Baltum. In the 8th century, it was taken by the Moors and re-named Al-Buhera. The Moors were driven out in the13th Century by...
by Rebecca Wyld | May 18, 2017 | Attraction, Museums, Theme Parks & Tours, Europe, Portugal |
I get asked quite often ‘If you could go anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?’ and my answer every time is Lisbon. I was not sure the first time we visited as I didn’t know much about it but it took me seconds to fall in love with...
by Rebecca Wyld | Mar 5, 2017 | Attraction, Museums, Theme Parks & Tours, Europe, Portugal |
We had previously ridden in a tuk-tuk on our last trip to Lisbon. Being something that one normally associates with South East Asian countries it was a novelty for our kids. There was plenty of laughter and every time we saw one after that they wanted to get straight...
by Mark Wyld | Jan 14, 2017 | Attraction, Museums, Theme Parks & Tours, Portugal |
We are undisputed fans if the hop on hop off buses in Europe. Well, I should clarify this…our kids love cruising around in the big buses, especially if they score the very front seat up the top! Double decker buses are something of a novelty in Australia and...
by Mark Wyld | Dec 12, 2016 | Animals, Festivals, Outdoors, Europe, Portugal |
The Algarve region of Southern Portugal is famous for its warm weather and its beaches. The Algarve beaches are amazing and in the summer tourists flock to the Algarve beaches for fun in the sun. Towns like Albufeira, Sagres, Faro beach and Lagos explode with...
by Mark Wyld | Oct 31, 2016 | Attraction, Museums, Theme Parks & Tours, Europe, Portugal |
The Carmo Convent sits high on one of the 7 hills of Lisbon. Anyone wandering the downtown Rossio area of Lisbon will notice the large Gothic arches of the Convent rise high above the buildings around it. As they rise above the buildings they quickly catch your eye as...
