Wine and food in Georgia
A few weeks ago, a group of 12 of us, Algarveans all, travelled to Georgia in the Caucasus. We were interested in being amongst the first to “discover” the country
The dishonoured king and Porto’s six bridges
Last year, I had the pleasure of visiting, for the very first time, the grand city of Porto and, consequently, I was able to try my very first ‘Francesinha’, which
Impressions of Georgia
As we all know, last year seemed to be the year of Portugal. Every travel show on TV and all the travel columns of our various newspapers were touting Portugal,
Palmela and the Setúbal Peninsula
The rugged fortifications of Palmela Castle, perched on a lofty hill between the Tejo and Sado Rivers, dominate the landscape of Portugal’s Setúbal Peninsula. The castle’s origins are obscured by
Faro, the Algarve’s capital city
A vibrant destination in its own right For most overseas residents and holidaymakers, Faro is shorthand for the airport, somewhere you fly in and out of. Now there is nothing
Serra da Estrela – The Heliades, the Shepherd and the Star
Last year, around April, some friends and I decided to take a road trip from Lisbon up to Serra da Estrela, to catch a glimpse of the snow before it
Thomas Cook collapse: Faro repatriation flights to bring stranded holidaymakers back to UK
In order to bring the Brits affected by the Thomas Cook collapse back home (click here), the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that at least four repatriation flights
Algarve to “lose millions of euros” as Thomas Cook travel firm collapses
The collapse of Thomas Cook, which has been described as “the biggest failure ever of a UK package holiday company” and has left around 150,000 British holidaymakers stranded abroad, could
Algarve brings home four ‘tourism Oscars’ from Publituris Travel Awards
Two hotels, one golf course and one successful businessman from the Algarve have brought home awards from the 2019 Publituris Portugal Travel Awards held on Tuesday (September 17) in Cascais.
North into the Arctic Circle – Part 2
Crossing the Invisible Line For 125 years, Hurtigruten has been sailing along Norway’s coast and deep into the heart of its most beautiful fjords. Their ships leave Bergen every day