December really isn’t a month you usually associate with travelling to Portugal. It’s firmly in the off season and the weather has typically taken a turn for the worse. That said, for adventurers and off-season travellers there’s still lots of magic to be found during December. Portugal’s lively cities and towns host events, and as …
What’s a ‘staycation’ and what makes it different to a traditional holiday? The word is a portmanteau of ‘’stay’’ and ‘’vacation’’ and it’s all in the name. Literally, it means to stay and holiday in your home country rather than abroad. That could mean multiple day trips to explore nearby attractions, or longer road trips …
Porto, is widely considered Portugal’s second city and offers a very different experience to Lisbon. Porto is a historically rich and cosmopolitan city with an iconic location alongside the Douro river. For that reason, people are often looking for simple ways to travel to Porto. There are multiple ways travel to between Porto and Lisbon, …
If you’re looking to explore the Algarve, you’ll often need to hire a car. Outside of the major towns and cities, taxis can be expensive and public transport can be inconvenient or non-existent. Despite it being straight forward to rent a car in the Algarve, one of the biggest complaints I hear is about the …