The weather was terrible, and we didn’t enjoy ourselves much. Maybe we were just blase after we had seen so many beautiful things in Spain and France, but nothing about Lisbon really grabbed us.
We arrived in Lisbon from Evora on an express bus. The subway quickly took us from the ... (read more →)

Our next stop was Evora. The train left on time, and we had to change trains once. The second train was the smallest train we’ve ever been on: only one car/engine, noisy, and breathing in exhaust for the entire trip.  Ah, the joys of backpacking!  The scenery was beautiful, however.
The ... (read more →)

Faro is mainly a jumping-off point for the Algarve coast. There isn’t much to see or do there, and we’re glad we didn’t stay that long. We had hoped to see a bit of the coast, but the views from Faro weren’t those you’ve seen of the Algarve.  We’ll have to make it back ... (read more →)

We spent 5 days in Portugal in April 2001. Our visit was part of a 3 week vacation in Spain and Morocco. We are very ‘focused’ travelers, arriving in each city with a list of places to see, and we’ll move along fast if something doesn’t grab us. Especially in a 3 week ... (read more →)

We arrived in Casablanca after taking a morning train from Marrakech. We had 5 hours before our plane left to take us back to Madrid, and so we only had time to see one destination: of course, the Hassan II mosque.
This Mosque is the only Mosque in all of Morocco that is open to the ... (read more →)

We visited Barcelona in March 2001 for 3 days. It is the most interesting and captivating city we saw in Spain. (sorry, Madrid!) Getting there This is Barcelona’s biggest drawback. To get to Barcelona from Madrid takes about 8 hours on ... (read more →)