Common Mistakes: 15 Tips for a Trouble-Free Trip to Portugal

Lisbon Portugal

If you’re a first-time visitor to Portugal or a seasoned veteran, many of these simple mistakes happen time and time again. Here’s 15 of the most common mistakes I see visitors make in Portugal, and how to avoid them! 1. Thinking the Couvert is Free One of the most common sources of confusion surrounds the …

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Portugal in December: What’s Portugal Like In December?

Lisbon Portugal December

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 …

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Lisbon to Porto: How to get from Lisbon to Porto

Porto to Lisbon

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, …

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Car Rental in the Algarve (and Faro Airport Guide)

Car Rental Portugal

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 …

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